Natural heat flow from the thermal areas of Taupo Sheet District (N 94)

Abstract

Heat flow from the thermal areas of Sheet District N94 has been estimated to be 274,000 kcal/sec (3,910 × 10⁶B.Th.U./hr) above 0°C. The figure is based on measurements made during the period March 1951 to April 1952. The heat flow is equivalent to a loss of 24 × 10⁻⁶ cal/cm²/sec over the whole area covered by the sheet. The heat flow could be produced by the flow upwards of 1,440 kg/sec of water with a temperature of 189°C.