Numerical modelling of the shallow reinjection and tracer transport at Nesjavellir Geothermal System, Iceland : an assessment of heat transfer and fluid flow

• Main Author: Gómez-Díaz, Esteban, 1993-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Orkuvísindi; Sustainable energy engineering; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Jarðhiti; Sjálfbærni; Geothermal energy; Sustainable development; Reykjavík; Nesjavellir; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/37114

This thesis work was carried out in cooperation with Reykjavík Energy. The Nesjavellir geothermal power plant is the second largest in Iceland, with a district heating capacity of 300 MW and electrical generation of 120 MW. Reinjection of the excess water from the Nesjavellir geothermal plant, deriv...