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International Journal of Engineering Inventions (IJEI) provides a multidisciplinary passage for researchers, managers, professionals, practitioners and students around the globe to publish high quality, peer-reviewed articles on all theoretical and empirical aspects of Engineering and Science.
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Proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/67707
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Two studied stations were involved in this study included Sharq–Dijla and Al-Karamah water purification stations. Water samples collected from four sites with three replicates for each sample of each site of the river and the station: before, after, inside the stations and at the pipe. The study started in October 2012 to September 2013. Results showed that the minimum level of water temperature was 11oC during (December-January) at Sharq –Dijla.While the maximum level was 30oC during (August-September) at both AL-Karamah and Sharq –Dijla stations. pH results revealed that the highest level of pH was 8.63 during (October-November) at AL-Karamah station followed by the lowest level was 6.73 in(February- March) at Sharq –Dijla station. The highest level of EC was 1068 µS/cm during (April-May) at Sharq-Dijla station, while the lowest level was 693 µS/cm during (August- September) at the same station. The results of DO showed that the highest level was 11.51 ppm during (December-January) at Sharq- Dijla station, while the lowest level was 4.25 ppm during (August- September) at AL- Karamah station.The BOD results recorded the highest level of BOD5 was 4.49 ppm during (August- September), and the lowest level was 0.67 ppm during (December-January) both results at Sharq-Dijla station. Total hardness showed that the highest level was about 404 ppm during (December-January) at AL-Karamah station, and the lowest level 162 ppm during (August- September) at the same station. Free chlorine measurements found with Iraqi limits and WHO for these two stations. The highest value of Iron concentration was 3.30ppm in (December-January) at Al-Karamah station, while the lowest value was1.63ppm in (August- September) at Sharq–Dijla station.
Hydrate Formation During Transport of Natural Gas Containing Water And Impuri...IJERDJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: The upper limit of water content permitted in a natural gas stream during its pipeline transport without a risk of hydrate formation is a complex issue. We propose a novel thermodynamic scheme for investigation of different routes to hydrate formation, with ideal gas used as reference state for all components in all phases including hydrate phase. This makes comparison between different hydrate formation routes transparent and consistent in free energy changes and associated enthalpy change. From a thermodynamic point of view natural gas hydrate can form directly from water dissolved in natural gas but quite unlikely due to limitations in mass and. The typical industrial way to evaluate risk of hydrate formation involves calculation of water condensation from gas and subsequent evaluation of hydrate from condensed water and hydrate formers in the natural gas. Transport pipes are rusty even before they are mounted together to transport pipelines. This opens up for even other routes to hydrate formation which starts with water adsorbing to rust and then leads to hydrate formation with surrounding gas. Rust consist on several iron oxide forms but Hematite is one of the most stable form and is used as a model in this study, in which we focus on maximum limits of water content in various natural gas mixtures that can be tolerated in order to avoid water dropping out as liquid or adsorbed and subsequently forming hydrate. Calculations for representative gas mixtures forming structure I and II hydrates are discussed for ranges of conditions typical for North Sea. The typical trend is that the estimated tolerance for water content is in the order of 20 times higher if these numbers are based on water dew-point rather than water dropping out as adsorbed on Hematite. For pure methane the maximum limits of water to be tolerated decrease with increasing pressures from 50 to 250 bars at temperatures above zero Celsius and up to six Celsius. Pure ethane and pure propane show the opposite trend due to the high density non-polar phase at the high pressures. Typical natural gas mixtures is, however, dominated by the methane so for systems of 80 per cent methane or more the trend is similar to that of pure methane with some expected shifts in absolute values of water drop-out mole-fractions.
International Journal of Engineering Inventions (IJEI) provides a multidisciplinary passage for researchers, managers, professionals, practitioners and students around the globe to publish high quality, peer-reviewed articles on all theoretical and empirical aspects of Engineering and Science.
Assessing the Ability of Nitrogen Isotopes to Distinguish Ammonia Sources Aff...LPE Learning Center
Proceedings available at: http://www.extension.org/67707
Extensive evidence has shown that Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) has undergone ecosystem changes due to excessive nitrogen (N) deposition. Previously, the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur (RoMANS) study was conducted to identify the species of N that deposit in RMNP. Results from the RoMANS study showed that reduced N contributions from within Colorado were 45% and 36% for the spring and summer, respectively. There is still much uncertainty as to how much each source within Colorado contributes to ammonia deposition in RMNP. The major goal of this study is to determine whether the isotopic signature of nitrogen can be used as a tracer for ammonia released from sources within Colorado into RMNP. Ammonium samplers were deployed in May of 2011. All samples were collected using passive samplers, Radiellos, deployed for two week and monthly integrations periods. Samples were collected from confined animal feeding operations (beef production), dairies, wastewater reclamation, urban, cropland and RMNP. Sample locations were chosen based its proximity in comparison to RMNP and the availability of meteorological data. The collected ammonia was analyzed using Ion Chromatography, and then diffused onto filters or oxidized for isotopic analysis. Additionally, soil emission studies (grasslands and forests) and weekly wet deposition were collected at two sites varying in elevation in RMNP. Results thus far have shown that wet deposition in the park was similar to previous years based on the amount of precipitation and N deposition. Ammonia isotopic data showed that some sources are significantly different than others, such as wastewater reclamation, dairies, and beef production. However, cropland sources did not significantly differ from dairies and beef production.
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Hydrogeochemistry and Microbiology of Wadi Al Bih Limestone Aquifer in Northe...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: This study investigated the hydrogeochemical characteristics and microbiological pollution of groundwater in Wadi Al Bih limestone aquifer, Ras Al Khaimah area, northern United Arab Emirates (UAE). Results indicate that the decrease of groundwater exploitation in Wadi Al Bih basin from 58 million cubic meter (MCM) during the period 1991-1995 to 22 MCM during the period 2011-2015, has increased groundwater storage, raised hydraulic heads by 1 m in Al Burayrat area and 16 m near Wadi Al Bih main dam, and decreased the average groundwater salinity by 30% in Wadi Al Bih well field and 45% in Al Burayrat well field. Results of chemical analyses showed noticeable fluctuations in groundwater temperature, EC, and TDS contents, rather than concentrations of all ions. The November 2014 and June 2015 isosalinity contour maps indicate that the groundwater salinity increases from east to west, in the direction of groundwater flow. The groundwater in the eastern part of Wadi Al Bih is good for domestic purposes and irrigation. However, the water hardness is high because the aquifer is predominantly composed of limestone. Wadi Al Bih limestone aquifer is highly sensitive to urban and agricultural activities, and several well were recorded to have Coliform bacteria in Wadi Al Bih and Al Burayrat areas
Presentation given by Dr Giorgio Caramanna from Heriot-Watt University on "Field study of natural CO2 emissions and laboratory experiments to assess the geochemical impact of potential CO2 seepage on marine environments" in the Storage Technical Session on Monitoring & Verification at the UKCCSRC Biannual Meeting - CCS in the Bigger Picture - held in Cambridge on 2-3 April 2014
study the concentrations of ni, zn, cd and pb in the tigris river in the city...IJEAB
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A preliminary (small) study of samples at 11 producing Marcellus gas wells in Pennsylvania to determine the actual amount of radon present. The study shows that theoretical claims by anti-drillers that Marcellus Shale gas contains high, life-threatening levels of radon are simply not true.
A STUDY ON OCEAN ACIDIFICATION DUE TO CARBON DIOXIDE ALONG THE COAST OF VISAK...Soma Sekhar Sriadibhatla
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The carbon regeneration in the water column of
the Cariaco Basin (Venezuela) was investigated
using a regression model of total alkalinity (TA)
and the concentration of total inorganic carbon
(TCO2
). Primary productivity (PP) was determined
from the inorganic carbon fraction assimilated
by phytoplankton and the variation of the 22 and
23°C isotherm was used as an indicator of coastal
upwelling. The results indicate that CO2
levels were
lowest (1962 µmol/kg) at the surface and increased
to 2451 µmol/kg below the oxic-anoxic redox
interface. The vertical regeneration distribution of
carbon was dominated (82%) by organic carbon
originating from the soft tissue of photosynthetic
organisms, whereas 18% originated from the
dissolution of biogenic calcite. The regeneration
of organic carbon was highest in the surface layer
in agreement with the primary productivity values.
However, at the oxic-anoxic interface a second more
intense maximum was detected (70-80%), generated
by chemotrophic respiration of organic material
by microorganisms. The percentages in the anoxic
layers were lower than in the oxic zone because
aerobic decomposition occurs more rapidly than
anaerobic respiration of organic material because
more labile fractions of organic carbon have already
been mineralized in the upper layers.
This study aimed to understand the behavior of the carbonate system in the Cananéia-Iguape Estuarine-Lagoon Complex
(CIELC) to evaluate its potential as a source or sink for atmospheric CO2. This estuarine-lagoon complex is one of the most
extensive in Brazil, more than 100 km long and covers protected and sparsely inhabited regions of the state of São Paulo. This
system presents, in its southern portion, most preserved areas, and evident anthropogenic impact in the northern portion,
where an artificial canal was created in the second half of the 19th century, with the aim of shortening the navigation path link
the river to the estuarine system offering a passage to the sea, resulting in several modifications, both from a hydrodynamic
and biogeochemical mechanisms. Sampling of salinity (S), temperature (T), total alkalinity (TA), pH, dissolved oxygen (DO),
and nutrients (P and Si) were performed along the CIELC in the winter of 2012 and in the summer of 2013. S, TA, pH and
nutrients were used to support the understanding the behavior of the species in the carbonate system (CO2
, HCO3
-
, CO3
2-)
and related variables were used to calculating the partial pressure of CO2
(pCO2
). The data showed the difference in salinity
and carbonate members distinguished the northern and southern areas, the influence of the marine waters entrance by the
bars, and the predominance of the system as a source of CO2
, even in the most preserved area. However, the difference in this
behavior is most evident under anthropogenic pression offering risk of extreme changes in direction to the southern sector,
now observed until the intermediate point of the system. The recommendation is an urgency in monitoring this region to
minimizes futures environmental changes, as acidification and the increase as a source of CO2
The carbon regeneration in the water column of
the Cariaco Basin (Venezuela) was investigated
using a regression model of total alkalinity (TA)
and the concentration of total inorganic carbon
(TCO2). Primary productivity (PP) was determined
from the inorganic carbon fraction assimilated
by phytoplankton and the variation of the 22 and
23°C isotherm was used as an indicator of coastal
upwelling. The results indicate that CO2 levels were
lowest (1962 μmol/kg) at the surface and increased
to 2451 μmol/kg below the oxic-anoxic redox
interface. The vertical regeneration distribution of
carbon was dominated (82%) by organic carbon
originating from the soft tissue of photosynthetic
organisms, whereas 18% originated from the
dissolution of biogenic calcite. The regeneration
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in agreement with the primary productivity values.
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by chemotrophic respiration of organic material
by microorganisms. The percentages in the anoxic
layers were lower than in the oxic zone because
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been mineralized in the upper layers.
Nitrous Oxide Emissions from aLarge, Impounded River The Oh.docxcurwenmichaela
Nitrous Oxide Emissions from a
Large, Impounded River: The Ohio
River
J . J . B E A U L I E U , * W . D . S H U S T E R , A N D
J . A . R E B H O L Z
National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of
Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45268
Received May 17, 2010. Revised manuscript received
August 9, 2010. Accepted August 10, 2010.
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is a globally significant source of anthropogenic nitrous oxide
(N2O), a potent greenhouse gas, and the leading cause of
stratospheric ozone destruction. However, model estimates of
N2O emissions are poorly constrained due to a lack of
direct measurements of microbial N2O production and consequent
emissions, particularly from large rivers. We report the first
N2O budget for a large, nitrogen enriched river, based on direct
measurements of N2O emissions from the water surface and
N2O production in the sediments and water column. Maximum
N2O emissions occurred downstream from Cincinnati, Ohio,
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exhibited strong seasonality with the highest rates observed
during the summer and lowest during the winter. Our results
indicate N2O dynamics in large temperate rivers may be
characterized by strong seasonal cycles and production in the
pelagic zone.
Introduction
Atmospheric concentrations of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent
greenhouse gas with a global warming potential nearly 300
times that of carbon dioxide (1) and the leading cause of
stratospheric ozone destruction (2), are rising by 0.26% per
year (1). The primary anthropogenic source of N2O is the
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published measurements and is a relatively well constrained
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of the global N2O budget (1, 5). However, this estimate is
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the pool during two successive summer surveys. We quanti-
fied several sources of N2O to the river including wastewater
treatment plant (WWTP) effluent and microbial N2O pro-
...
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A3 Wilfred A. Elders The vapor-dominated Los Humeros geothermal system, Mexico: acid-rock interactions, high boron concentrations, and possible implimentation
1. The Vapor-dominated Los Humeros Geothermal System, Mexico:
acid-rock interactions, high boron concentrations, and possible
implications for the future development
of the resource.
Wilfred A. Elders1, Georgina Izquierdo-Montalvo2, and Alfonso Aragón-Aguilar2
1Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA.
2Gerencia de Geotermia, IIE, Cuernavaca, México.
Email: elders@ucr.edu
2016-11-24 GEORG Reykjavik November 2016
3. 2016-11-24 GEORG Reykjavik November 2016
LPC =
Los
Potreros
Collapse
(a sub-caldera)
The LHGS lies
entirely within the
LPC
4. Geologic cross section of the Los Humeros Caldera
2016-11-24 GEORG Reykjavik November 2016
Black = Post-caldera Volcanics
Pink = Caldera fill of Andesite Pyroclastics
Green = Mesozoic Marine sediments
Others = Pre-caldera Quaternary Volcanics (Basaltic Andesites)
Cross Section Courtesy Ernesto Camillo
5. 2016-11-24 GEORG Reykjavik November 2016
Geothermal well locations in
the Los Humeros Geothermal
System, within the Los Potreros
Collapse sub-caldera.
Various known and inferred
faults are also shown.
Blue Circle = Producing well.
Red Circle = Injection well.
White Circle = Non-producing
well.
High temperature
Low permeability
zone.
6. 2016-11-24 GEORG Reykjavik November 2016
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Temperature (°C)
Circulation losses (m3
/h)
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0Depth(m)
With 12 hours standby
With 18 hours standby
With 30 hours standby
With 30 days standby
Circulation losses (m3/h)
H23
Lithologic
Units
1
2
3
4
5
6
9
Lithological units
1 = Pumice, basalt, basaltic
andesite, and rhyolite.
2 = lithic tuff,
3 =ignimbrite,
4 = andesite and ignimbrite,
5 = Quaternary augite andesite,
6 = altered vitreous tuff,
7 = Tertiary hornblende
andesite,
8 = Tertiary basalt,
9 = Basement, marble,
hornfels, and granite.
Temperature Profiles
measured in low
permeability well H 23
7. Pressure-enthalpy diagrams averaged for successive years of production from wells
H-3 and H-9 . The number at each red dot represents the last two numbers of the
year when the measurement was made.
(Compiled from data of CFE). Both are “blue” wells in the N.W. and W. sector.
2016-11-24 GEORG Reykjavik November 2016
500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Enthalpy (kJ/kg)
10
100
Pressure(bar)
97
99
00
01
0203
04
05
07
0811
96
12
H 03 Directional wellx=0.4
x=0.6
x=0.2
x=0.8
Saturated
steam
Saturated
liquid
300°C
Two-phase
fluid
200°C isothermal line
8. Current Conceptual Model,
Bernard et al., 2011
• (1) At the top a shallow, water-dominated reservoir that
overlies a lithologic low permeability boundary.
• (2) A zone below this where partial condensation of steam
accompanying water-rock reaction and neutralization
occurs.
• (3) A deep, immature, acid brine boiling at ~ 350 C
producing a HCl-bearing steam with a high B content.
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But we have seen only very limited and very local evidence
for acid-rock reaction in the LHGS. Furthermore we have
seen no evidence for a fieldwide lithologic permeability
barrier.
9. SOME UNRESOLVED ISSUES AT THE LHGS
1. Sources of Acid Components in the Fluids
2. Extremely High Boron Contents
3. Large Variations in Fluid Chemistry with Time
4. Nature and Location of the Heat Source
5. Future Development of the Resource
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Well Cl HCO3 SO4 Na K Ca Mg SiO2 B Fe Mn
H-35/N 5 26.4 16.2 8.5 1.5 0.6 0.18 56 2051 1.9 0.02
H-37/N 425 448 4.3 373 38.2 0.5 0.007 776 258 0.2 0.006
H-19/C 230 119 168 138 20.9 191 0.01 1332 2708 0.6 0.008
H-45/C 10.1 24 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.01 16 308 1.8 0.04
H-6/S 55 78 74.7 76 14.5 0.13 0.02 730 389 0.2 0.006
H-39/S 79 342 7.5 136 29.5 0.21 0.003 1359 732 0.033 0.003
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOS HUMEROS
GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS
Most of the wells in the LHGS produce high steam fraction with a small liquid
fraction and enthalpies greater than 2600 J/g). The chemical composition of
separated water indicates that they steam condensates.. Table 1 shows chemical
analysis of separated water from 6 wells at Los Humeros. Concentration is given in
mg/L, pH’s are in the range 3 to 5 at 25°C.
Collected in 2015 and analyzed by G. Izquierdo-Montalvo
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Temperature ranges of major hydrothermal alteration
minerals observed in various wells in the LHGS.
(Typical of an alkali-neutral water-dominated system)
12. Bleached and silicified ignimbrite in drill core 4 from well H-26 at 2000 - 2004.5 m
depth.
A: Core with relic pyroclastic lithic clasts. B: Cut surface showing relict eutaxitic and
pumiceous textures.
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A B
Acid alteration is lacking in the reservoir except for some local interaction
with acid fluids of limited extent seen in a few wells in the hotter, least
permeable, part of the reservoir.
13. Fluid chemistry data from the files of CFE, going back to 1993, reveal
variations in concentrations of some of the main components, by factors of
up to 5 or more, especially for boron (left Figure). The concentration of
Boron seems to be decoupled from that of Chlorine (right Figure).
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1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Year
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
B(ppm)
H35
0 20 40 60 80
Cl (ppm)
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
B(ppm)
H35
B variations for different years and B/Cl ratios in fluids from well H 35
14. Boron concentrations (ppm) in samples of drill core samples
from the LHGS and nearby basement outcrops.
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Bernard et al. (2011) reported 11B values of four samples of separated
produced water from LHGS in the range of -1.7 + 0.3 with an average
of -0.8 which they suggest is a magmatic signature (Leeman et al.,
2005).
15. Boron concentrations* and 11B‰ isotopic ratios** of
separated water and steam from six wells in the LHGS.
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*Analyses by Georgina Izquierdo-M.
** Analyses by Terratech
We obtained for values in the range of + 0.2- 13.5 for 11B , which suggests that
the ultimate source of the boron is more likely to be the metamorphosed marine
sedimentary rocks of the basement.
16. • Sources of boron are not seen in the rocks drilled so far, and
we have not seen boron minerals the basement rocks.
• Presumably the boron is transported to the well head in a
vapor phase of H3BO3. The large amplitude fluctuations in
boron concentrations with time are not field wide events,
and do not correlate between different wells.
• It seems likely that there is a local mechanism that
concentrates boron and stores it at certain sites in the
reservoir.
• Then the boron is remobilized by from this secondary source,
releasing various amounts of boron to the produced fluids.
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17. SOME UNRESOLVED ISSUES AT THE LHGS
1. Sources of Acid Components in the Fluids
2. Extremely High Boron Contents
3. Large Variations in Fluid Chemistry with Time
4. Nature and Location of the Heat Source
5. Future Development of the Resource
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18. The Heat Source for the LHGS
An EGS Potential?
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Based on their interpretation of neotectonic and remote
sensing data, Norini et al. (2015) infer that the heat
source is a recently resurgent rhyolitic magma body
beneath the central eastern sector of the LHGS, north of
the Matabaya fault and east of the Las Vibradores fault.
Our preliminary volumetric estimate of the heat in
storage in the prism bounded by the non-producing
wells, H 23, H 26, and H 27 between the 200°C
isotherm and 3000 m depth, is about 300 GWh
(Aragón et al, 2014).
Only 1 % of this enthalpy could operate a >100 MWe
generating plant for least 30 years, and this is only a
very small part of the low permeability sector
believed to be underlain by the inferred magma body.
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