OTEC-1 Power System Test Program: test plan for first deployment

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5197139· OSTI ID:5197139

This report describes in detail all tests planned for the first eight-month deployment of OTEC-1, a test facility constructed by the US Department of Energy in order to test heat exchangers for closed-cycle power plants using ocean thermal energy. Tests to be performed during the first-deployment period are aimed primarily at determining (1) the effectiveness of countermeasures in preventing biofouling of the heat exchanters, (2) the extent of environmental impacts associated with operation of an OTEC facility, and (3) the performance of a 1-MWe, titanium shell-and-tube evaporator and condenser pair. The condenser to be tested has plain tubes, and the evaporator employs the Linde High Flux surface on the working-fluid (ammonia) side to enhance the heat-transfer rate. This plan provides a statement of the objectives and priorities of the test program, describes the test equipment, gives a detailed account of all tests to be performed and the test schedule, and discusses provisions for management of the test program.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5197139
• Report Number(s): ANL/OTEC-PS-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMMONIA
BIOLOGICAL FOULING
CLOSED-CYCLE SYSTEMS
COMPRESSORS
CONDENSERS
CONVERSION
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA PROCESSING
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FIELD TESTS
FOULING
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
MOORINGS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
PROCESSING
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
TEST FACILITIES
TESTING
TITANIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VAPOR CONDENSERS