Ocean energy systems. Quarterly report, October-December 1982

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5229008· OSTI ID:5229008

Research progress is reported on developing Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) systems that will provide synthetic fuels (e.g., methanol), energy-intensive products such as ammonia (for fertilizers and chemicals), and aluminum. The work also includes assessment and design concepts for hybrid plants, such as geothermal-OTEC (GEOTEC) plants. Another effort that began in the spring of 1982 is a technical advisory role to DOE with respect to their management of the conceptual design activity of the two industry teams that are designing offshore OTEC pilot plants that could deliver power to Oahu, Hawaii. In addition, a program is underway in which tests of a different kind of ocean-energy device, a turbine that is air-driven as a result of wave action in a chamber, are being planned. This Quarterly Report summarizes the work on the various tasks as of 31 December 1982.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-77ET20342
• OSTI ID: 5229008
• Report Number(s): JHU/APL-OQR-82-4; ON: DE84005602
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
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16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER
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ALCOHOLS
CONVERSION
DESIGN
ENERGY CONVERSION
FEDERAL REGION IX
FLUID MECHANICS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
Geothermal Legacy
HAWAII
HYBRID SYSTEMS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MECHANICS
METHANOL
NORTH AMERICA
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PILOT PLANTS
PNEUMATICS
POWER PLANTS
PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
USA
WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS