Proceedings of the 6th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 1985. Downhole gas separator for geothermal fluids. Part I : conceptual desing and performance. New Zealand Geothermal Workshop [7-9 Nov. 1984, New Zealand].

Kanyua, J.F. Grant-Taylor, D.F.

[1984]

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This paper presents an introduction to the problems associated with the presence of CO2 in geothermal fluids and the description of a separator for the removal of CO2 at depth. The design and operating characteristics of the downhole separator (DHS) are presented. The effects of inlet two-phase flow type and location of the DHS relative to the point of first flashing are discussed. The actual design of the DHS components, especially the vortex generator, and experimental results obtained from a model DHS are presented in Parts II and III of this paper. Fuller details of this work are given by Grant-Taylor and Kanyua (1984).

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NUEVA ZELANDIA; ENERGIA GEOTERMICA; SEPARACION DE GASES; FLUIDOS GEOTERMICOS; DHS;