Alternate materials of construction for geothermal applications. Progress report No. 14, July--September 1977
- 1 September 1977
- report
- Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Abstract
A program to determine if non-metallic materials such as polymers, concrete polymer composites, and refractory cements can be utilized as materials of construction in geothermal processes is in progress. To date, several high temperature polymer concrete systems have been formulated, laboratory and field tests performed in brine, flashing brine, and steam at temperatures up to 260/sup 0/C (500/sup 0/F), and economic studies started. Laboratory data for exposure times > 2 years are available. Results are also available from field exposures of up to 18 months in four geothermal environments. Good durability is indicated. Work at four of these sites is continuing.Keywords
This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: