Open AccessGeothermal Handbook
Author(s) -
Jr Leffel,
R A Eisenberg
Publication year - 1977
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/897362
Subject(s) - geothermal gradient , geologist , section (typography) , geothermal energy , glossary , geology , earth science , engineering , petroleum engineering , computer science , geophysics , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , operating system
This handbook is intended to assist the physicist, chemist, engineer, and geologist engaged in discovering and developing geothermal energy resources. This first section contains a glossary of the approximately 500 most frequently occurring geological, physical, and engineering terms, chosen from the geothermal literature. Sections 2 through 8 are fact sheets that discuss such subjects as geothermal gradients, rock classification, and geological time scales. Section 9 contains conversion tables for the physical quantities of interest for energy research in general and for geothermal research in particular