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Geothermal hot water transportation and utilization system

  • US 4,576,006 A
  • Filed: 06/11/1984
  • Issued: 03/18/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A geothermal hot water transportation system for transporting geothermal hot water from underground to above ground, comprisingmeans for pressurizing and pumping hot water from a geothermal production well to a location above ground including a downhole pump for installation in the geothermal production well, and a long downhole pump shaft;

  • a pump casing having a below surface end connected to said down hole pump and an above surface end;

    means for separating steam and hot water brought to the surface from the well by said downhole pump through said pump casing, including an above ground rotary separation two-phase flow turbine communicating with said above surface end of said pump casing, said two-phase flow turbine having a power output shaft means for directly powering said downhole pump through said downhole pump shaft.

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