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Geothermal Energy Engineering

Harvesting Earth's internal heat — reservoir thermal modeling, heat extraction optimization, binary-cycle power conversion, enhanced geothermal stimulation, and wellbore thermal losses.

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Geothermal energy taps the immense thermal reservoir beneath Earth's crust, providing baseload renewable power with a carbon footprint a fraction of fossil fuels. From conventional hydrothermal reservoirs in volcanic regions to engineered geothermal systems (EGS) that fracture hot dry rock, the field combines geology, thermodynamics, and drilling engineering to unlock gigawatts of clean energy.

These simulations let you model subsurface reservoir temperatures, optimize heat extraction rates, design binary-cycle organic Rankine turbines, simulate hydraulic stimulation of EGS wells, and quantify wellbore heat losses — all with physically grounded equations and real-time visualization.

5 interactive simulations

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Binary-Cycle ORC Power Plant

Simulate a binary-cycle organic Rankine cycle plant — explore how brine temperature, working fluid, and condenser conditions affect power output and efficiency

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Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Stimulation

Simulate hydraulic stimulation of hot dry rock — explore how injection pressure, flow rate, rock stress, and fracture density create engineered geothermal reservoirs

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Heat Extraction Optimization

Simulate geothermal heat extraction — explore how flow rate, reservoir permeability, well spacing, and injection temperature affect thermal output and reservoir life

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Geothermal Reservoir Thermal Model

Simulate subsurface reservoir temperature — explore how depth, geothermal gradient, rock thermal conductivity, and fluid flow affect reservoir thermal state

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Wellbore Heat Loss Model

Simulate heat loss in geothermal wellbores — explore how depth, flow velocity, insulation, and casing design affect the temperature of produced fluid at the surface