Design of a 160 MW OTEC plantship for production of methanol

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5285895

Avery, W H; Richards, D

A preliminary description is presented in the paper of the process requirements, and projected output and costs of a 160 MW (nominal) OTEC methanol plantship. The design is based on scale-up of the 1980 APL design of a 40 MW ammonia plantship, with substitution of a methanol plant for the ammonia plant and readjustment of the ship system to accommodate the larger process and equipment space required. Three industrial organizations have participated in the design study. Initial APL study of the molten carbonate gasifier process on a 160 MW plant ship showed a significant increase in production over the initial shipboard methanol plant design study, to 1450 metric tons/day of fuel grade methanol, and a first-cut estimated delivered cost at US ports of $0.45 to $0.60 per gallon.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-77ET20342
• OSTI ID: 5285895
• Report Number(s): CONF-830851-2; ON: DE84005594
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LYSIS
METHANOL
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POWER PLANTS
PRODUCTION
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THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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