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This chapter focuses on the thermodynamic analysis of a system designed for electricity production along with four more outputs for a village of approximately 500 people using geothermal energy as an energy source. A study of global demand reveals that emerging economies will require more and more electricity and the use of fossil fuels to achieve this, which is neither sustainable nor good for the environment. The model discussed in this chapter takes geothermal fluid as the primary working fluid, which then passes through a number of subsystems to produce the desired outputs. Those outputs are electricity production by three different turbines, desalinated water, air conditioning and space heating, and water heating. Parametric studies are carried out to see the effects of variations in operating conditions on system performance. This system aims to omit the use of fossil fuels for newly established colonies or cities with no access to the national electricity grid. |
