Single Flash power generation
Hot water dominant type of geothermal power plants has two power generation methods: single flash and double flash.
Mechanism of single flash power generation
Geothermal flows consisting of both water and steam generated under natural pressure, “flash” from underground and are directed to a separator, which allows the steam fraction to be piped to the plant and turn the turbines. Most of the geothermal power plants in Japan uses this power generation method
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- Dry steam plants
- 地熱貯留層にある高温（200〜300℃）の天然蒸気で直接タービンを回す方法が蒸気発電
- Double flash plants
- 地下水がマグマの熱で加熱されて高温・高圧になった蒸気や熱水を取り出し発電するのが地熱発電
- Binary plants
- 150℃以下の温泉水を使って発電を可能にする発電方法。地熱発電の可能性を拡げる技術として注目を集めている