AU2013292325A1 - Carbon dioxide-based geothermal energy generation systems and methods related thereto - Google Patents

Carbon dioxide-based geothermal energy generation systems and methods related thereto Download PDF

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AU2013292325A1
AU2013292325A1 AU2013292325A AU2013292325A AU2013292325A1 AU 2013292325 A1 AU2013292325 A1 AU 2013292325A1 AU 2013292325 A AU2013292325 A AU 2013292325A AU 2013292325 A AU2013292325 A AU 2013292325A AU 2013292325 A1 AU2013292325 A1 AU 2013292325A1
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Kenneth Carpenter
Thomas H. Kuehn
Jimmy Bryan Randolph
Martin O. Saar
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University of Minnesota
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F02CGAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24TGEOTHERMAL COLLECTORS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
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