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cooling tower

Energy; Geothermal

Construct designed to decrease temperature of fluids.

Ring of Fire

Energy; Geothermal

Ring that outlines the Pacific Ocean as it follows land masses, this area is where most of the world's most natural and active geothermal resources are found; particular to these ...

BTU

Energy; Geothermal

Acronym for British thermal unit, which expresses how much heat must be applied to one pound of water to increase the temperature of the liquid by one degree.

British thermal unit

Energy; Geothermal

Also known by its acronym BTU, this unit of measurement expresses how much heat must be applied to one pound of water to increase the temperature of the liquid by one degree.

condenser

Energy; Geothermal

A heat exchanger found in geothermal heat pumps that extracts the steam from turbines and condenses it into a liquid form.

crust

Energy; Geothermal

The outermost layer of the Earth.

direct use

Energy; Geothermal

Using geothermal energy in its purest state (i.e. without converting it to electricity).