When rock gets very hot in a microwave beam, it expands. Pressure could get very high. Will it quickly flow outwards, meaning that removing the dirt isn’t needed?
I’m not sure what that’s supposed to mean.
will use a less efficient form of 1 hole geothermal when you know that most geothermal plants use something more efficient?
You’re suggesting fracking between 2 holes? With supercritical water? In rock that’s hot and pressurized enough to have a little plastic flow?
You guess at a way things might be done, do calculations, and declare it impractical. (The calculations are for a naive / stupidly designed version of the tech that is indeed impractical.)
I am probably better at designing drilling systems than the people at Quaise Energy. In general, my problem has been overestimating how competently startups are doing something. I’ve actually designed multiple things for drilling, such as electric DTH hammer systems; I just don’t post such things on my blog.
I’m not sure what that’s supposed to mean.
You’re suggesting fracking between 2 holes? With supercritical water? In rock that’s hot and pressurized enough to have a little plastic flow?
I am probably better at designing drilling systems than the people at Quaise Energy. In general, my problem has been overestimating how competently startups are doing something. I’ve actually designed multiple things for drilling, such as electric DTH hammer systems; I just don’t post such things on my blog.
Why lift dirt when you can push it sideways.