Geothermics An Introduction
The constantly growing demand for energy, as well as the realization during the past decade that fossil energy reserves to satisfy ever increasing energy consumption are limited, have helped, as part of the search for alternative energy sources, to bring the subject of geothermics to its present le...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1984, 1984
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1984 |
| Series: | Universitext
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Physical Basis of Heat Transfer
- 1.1 Temperature and Temperature Gradient
- 1.2 Heat Flow Density, Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Diffusivity
- 1.3 The Heat Conduction Equations
- 2 Thermal Properties of Common Rocks
- 2.1 Thermal Conductivity
- 2.2 Specific Heat
- 2.3 Radiogenic Heat Production
- 3 Analytical Treatment of Conductive Cooling in the Crust
- 3.1 Thermal Equilibration in the Homogenous Half Space
- 3.2 Temperature Equilibration in Model Bodies
- 4 Thermal State of the Earth’s Interior
- 4.1 Thermal State of the Upper Crust
- 4.2 Thermal State in the Lower Crust and Deeper Interior
- 4.3 Thermal Aspects of Plate Tectonics
- 5 Methods for Determining Temperature
- 5.1 Geothermometers for Evaluating Reaction Temperatures
- 5.2 Geophysical Methods for Determining Temperatures
- 6 Geothermal Heat as an Energy Source
- 6.1 Prospecting Methods for Thermal Reservoirs
- 6.2 Utilization of Geothermal Energy
- 7 Appendix
- 7.1 Error Function
- 7.2 Answer to the Problems
- 8 References
- 9 Subject Index