西北部一家主要的冷冻食品加工厂正处于开发地热能源以替代传统能源的早期阶段。54%的化石燃料需求。低温工艺用水将通过改造地热能源进行加热。计划中的地热系统包括两口生产井、一条输水干管、一个板式换热器综合体和一口深注水井。级联原理将用于从地热水中提取大部分可用能量。这项为期三年的开发项目包括地质勘探、概念设计和最终设计、水质分析，以及通过材料选择、现有工艺设备改造、环境影响评估和项目完成后地热系统的经济评估来控制腐蚀。引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，第86卷，第一部分，加利福尼亚州洛杉矶

A major northwest frozen food processor is in the early stages of developing geothermal energy to replace.54% of its fossil fuel requirements. Lower temperature process water will be heated by retrofitting to geothermal energy. The planned geothermal system includes two production wells, a transmission main, a complex of plate heat exchangers, and a deep injection well. The cascade principle will be employed to extract the majority of usable energy from the geothermal water. The 3-yr development project includes geological exploration, conceptual and final design, water quality analysis, and corrosion control through materials selection, existing process equipment retrofit, environmental impact assessment, and an economic evaluation of the geothermal system when the project is complete.