Measurements of gas sorption from seawater and the influence of gas release on open-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion (OC-OTEC) system performance
The technical community has questioned the validity and cost-effectiveness of open-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion (OC-OTEC) systems because of the unknown effect of noncondensable gas on heat exchanger performance and the power needed to run vacuum equipment to remove this gas. To date, studies of seawater gas desorption have not been prototypical for system level analysis. This study gives preliminary gas desorption data on a vertical spout, direct contact evaporator and multiple condenser geometries. Results indicate that dissolved gas can be substantially removed before the seawater enters the heat exchange process, reducing the uncertainty and effect of inert gas on heat exchanger performance.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Inst. (SERI), Golden, CO (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- OSTI ID:
- 5456234
- Report Number(s):
- SERI/TP-252-2738; CONF-850604-12; ON: DE85012142
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: INTERSOL '85 - Solar energy--the diverse solution, Montreal, Canada, 23 Jun 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DIRECT CONTACT HEAT EXCHANGERS
PERFORMANCE
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
OPEN-CYCLE SYSTEMS
SEAWATER
DEGASSING
DISSOLVED GASES
DEAERATORS
DESORPTION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLASHING
DATA
EVAPORATION
FLUIDS
GASES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POWER PLANTS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLUTES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WATER
OPEN-CYCLE OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
OC-OTEC
GAS DESORPTION
DEAERATION
OTEC SYSTEM
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140800* - Solar Energy- Ocean Energy Systems