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HDR PROCESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Energy Transformation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hot dry rock process
1, record 1, English, hot%20dry%20rock%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- HDR process 2, record 1, English, HDR%20process
correct
- hot dry rock technique 3, record 1, English, hot%20dry%20rock%20technique
correct
- HDRt 3, record 1, English, HDRt
correct
- HDRt 3, record 1, English, HDRt
- hot-dry-rock technique 4, record 1, English, hot%2Ddry%2Drock%20technique
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hot dry rock process (petrophysical systems). Hot rock layers at a depth of 4,000 to 7,000 meters are used with this new system which has not yet been fully developed. Water is pressed into the hot rock via a borehole and the heated water is then fed back to the surface and used to supply heat or produce electricity. 5, record 1, English, - hot%20dry%20rock%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In order to be able to gain heat from the deep, crystalline rockbeds, the so-called hot-dry-rock technique was developed. 4, record 1, English, - hot%20dry%20rock%20process
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Transformation de l'énergie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- procédé RCS
1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20RCS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- procédé roches chaudes sèches 1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20roches%20chaudes%20s%C3%A8ches
correct, masculine noun
- technique RCS 1, record 1, French, technique%20RCS
correct, feminine noun
- technique roches chaudes sèches 1, record 1, French, technique%20roches%20chaudes%20s%C3%A8ches
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Technique dans laquelle] de l'eau froide est injectée dans un puits de 1 900 mètres de profondeur aboutissant dans un massif granitique où la température ambiante est d'environ 170 °C. L'eau est conduite par un réseau de fractures en pente jusqu'à un puits plus profond où les infiltrations sont pompées. La vapeur d'eau récupérée est à une température moyenne de 150 °C. Elle est alors traitée pour être distribuée dans les foyers avoisinants, à des fins de consommation courante [...] 1, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20RCS
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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