I didn't say it wouldnt work. I know it would work. But, heat gets dissapated into the atmosphere, yes? In terms of existing wells, its capping places that are already spilling heat into the atmosphere. Now, if we make a bunch of new ones.... are we adding too much extra heat? of course, we spill heat into the atmosphere with nukes and with burning plants as well, so it may be a very small net difference, and with less gases that hold in heat, the point may be moot. But im just worried that no one involved has thought of it and done the math to see.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Rick Monteverde<r...@highsurf.com> wrote: > Geothermal wells are in place today where the heat source is nearer to the > surface, and have been for some time. Water goes down the pipe, picks up > heat, comes up steam. Why do you think that wouldn't work? > > - Rick > > ________________________________ > From: David Jonsson [mailto:davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:36 AM > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [Vo]:New drill to make geothermal easier > > Wait a moment. The magma is hot becasue it is pressurised. When you pick it > up to earth it will expand and cool. > > Do some calculation on it and see how much heat is left. > > There is no difference if you pump a fluid down to the magma. It will get > pressurized as it go down and will heat up because of that. It will coll > when rising. > > That there is an energy source to keep the heat in the interior is not well > proven. It could just be a pressure effect. In fluids this heat gradient is > well known but almost entirely ignored for solids. > > David > > David Jonsson, Sweden, phone callto:+46703000370 > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Alexander Hollins > <alexander.holl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> http://gizmodo.com/5291538/romulan-planet-drill-now-in-testing-stages-for-real >> >> Now, I've got a question. If we drill down to magma, and use that >> heat for power generation... aren't all powerplants just heat pumps? >> we generate the power while letting heat flow naturally down the line >> to colder climes. which would be..... the crust,the ground, the air? >> wouldn't that cause a global warming if done on a large scale as >> well? >> > >
