Ocean energy systems. Quarterly report, January-March 1983

Technical Report · Wed Mar 30 04:00:00 EST 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5265414· OSTI ID:5265414

Progress is reported on the development of 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 and preliminary design activity of industry teams that are designing a shelf-mounted offshore OTEC pilot plant that could deliver power to Oahu, Hawaii. In addition, a program is underway to evaluate and test the Pneumatic Wave-Energy Conversion System (PWECS), an ocean-energy device consisting of a turbine that is air-driven as a result of wave action in a chamber. This Quarterly Report summarizes the work on the various tasks as of 31 March 1983.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-77ET20342
• OSTI ID: 5265414
• Report Number(s): JHU/APL-OQR-83-1; ON: DE84005200
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140800* -- Solar Energy-- Ocean Energy Systems
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150800 -- Geothermal Power Plants
16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER
160800 -- Tidal & Wave Power-- Wave Energy Converters
ALCOHOLS
BINARY-FLUID SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FLUID MECHANICS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
Geothermal Legacy
HYBRID SYSTEMS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MECHANICS
METHANOL
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PILOT PLANTS
PNEUMATICS
POWER PLANTS
PRODUCTION
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS