Objetivo TO INVESTIGATE ABNORMAL WEAR OBSERVED ON THE UPPER BUSHES OF LINESHAFT PUMPS IN GEOTHERMAL WELLS, BELIEVED TO BE DUE TO CORROSION, AND TO TEST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. THE PROGRAMME, TO BE CARRIED OUT IN COLLABORATION WITH ICELANDIC SPECIALISTS, WILL CONSIST FIRST OF DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM, WITH COMPARISON OF LABORATORY AND FIELD TESTS, TESTING OF DIFFERENT BUSHES AND PROTECTIVE MATERIALS AND SIMULATED OPERATION IN GEOTHERMAL BRINE IN THE LABORATORY. DEPENDING ON THE FINDINGS, THE PROJECT WILL THEN DESIGN AND BUILD UP TO THREE PROTOTYPES INCORPORATING MODIFICATIONS DESIGNED TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM. THESE WILL BE OPERATED IN THE FIELD OVER TWO HEATING SEASONS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NEW COMPONENTS WILL BE EVALUATED. Programa(s) FP1-ENNONUC 3C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the field of Non-Nuclear Energy, 1985-1988 Tema(s) Data not available Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador Établissements Pompes Guinard Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 179 boulevard Saint-Denis 92400 Courbevoie Francia Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
