Potential inspection, maintenance and repair techniques for the OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) systems
Abstract
One of the major post-installation considerations of the OTEC platforms is the performance of underwater inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) during their 30-year design life. In order to assist in the conceptual development of an IMR program, this study was undertaken using the two OTEC candidate configurations as a baseline. The objectives of the study were: (1) conduct an inventory of underwater Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) devices including a description of their performance capabilities, dimensional data, the areas of the various structures where they are most applicable, and a narrative description of the level of performance attained to date; (2) and to conduct an inventory of NDE device deployment vehicles which also includes a description of their performance capabilities, dimensional data, areas of the platform where they are most applicable as now designed and a relative comparison of these vehicles as to their ability to deploy the devices described in (1) above.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Busby (R. Frank) Associates, Arlington, VA (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5044276
- Report Number(s):
- PB-83-221374; DOE/NOAA/OTEC-40; NOAA-83062005
ON: DE84002496
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-77ET20396
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; OFFSHORE PLATFORMS; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE; REPAIR; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS; PERFORMANCE; MATERIALS TESTING; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; TESTING; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; 140800* - Solar Energy- Ocean Energy Systems
Citation Formats
. Potential inspection, maintenance and repair techniques for the OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) systems. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
. Potential inspection, maintenance and repair techniques for the OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) systems. United States.
. 1983.
"Potential inspection, maintenance and repair techniques for the OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) systems". United States.
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abstractNote = {One of the major post-installation considerations of the OTEC platforms is the performance of underwater inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) during their 30-year design life. In order to assist in the conceptual development of an IMR program, this study was undertaken using the two OTEC candidate configurations as a baseline. The objectives of the study were: (1) conduct an inventory of underwater Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) devices including a description of their performance capabilities, dimensional data, the areas of the various structures where they are most applicable, and a narrative description of the level of performance attained to date; (2) and to conduct an inventory of NDE device deployment vehicles which also includes a description of their performance capabilities, dimensional data, areas of the platform where they are most applicable as now designed and a relative comparison of these vehicles as to their ability to deploy the devices described in (1) above.},
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