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Geothermal Energy: Heat Extraction From Hot-Dry-Rock Masses In The Presence Of Secondary Thermal Cracks, Yaw-Min Lu
Geothermal Energy: Heat Extraction From Hot-Dry-Rock Masses In The Presence Of Secondary Thermal Cracks, Yaw-Min Lu
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Additional heat extraction from geothermal energy reservoirs depends on the feasibility to extend the main, hydraulic fracture through secondary thermal cracks of the adjacent hot rock. When the main, hydraulic fracture is cooled sufficiently, these secondary thermal cracks are produced normal to the main fracture surface, As such, both the heat transfer surface area and heat energy available to the fluid circulating through the main, hydraulic fracture system increase.
A Design Study For A Wavy Hydrodynamic Mechanical Face Seal, Raymond Edward Pierce
A Design Study For A Wavy Hydrodynamic Mechanical Face Seal, Raymond Edward Pierce
Mechanical Engineering ETDs
A desirable objective of mechanical face seal design is to achieve the maximum hydrodynamic load support possible while maintaining an acceptable leakage. In this way, mechanical face seal life can be greatly extended as the wear of the seal faces is significantly reduced. It has been shown that circumferentially varying waviness of one of the faces of a mechanical face seal causes such hydrodynamic lubrication.
The objective of this investigation is to examine the performance characteristics of the wavy mechanical face seal by studying the effects of certain design parameters. Seal performance is measured by leakage and wear rate. The …