Development of a silica scaling test rig.
One of the most significant problems faced in the geothermal power industry is that of scaling due to amorphous silica. The silica can deposit out of super-saturated brine in monomeric form and as colloidal particles. Deposition can occur at problematic rates on pipe surfaces and in the rocks of the...
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University of Canterbury. Mechanical Engineering
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7002 |