Evaluation of mixing and recirculation in generic OTEC discharge designs
The results of an experimental and analytical study of the external fluid mechanics of generic OTEC designs, which was conducted at M.I.T's R. M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics from March 1976 to July 1977, are summarized. In this study it was concluded that plants of 100 to 200 MW, utilizing mixed evaporator and condenser discharges, could be designed to operate with no recirculation under typical ocean conditions. The primary design variables affecting recirculation were identified and recommendations for future research were made. Also, a continuing study of near-field mixing processes currently underway at M.I.T. and study of the intermediate field disturbances of the ambient ocean now underway at Cornell University are outlined.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- ET-78-S-02-4683
- OSTI ID:
- 6850916
- Report Number(s):
- COO-4683-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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