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Design of the near shore seawater systems for an OTEC expanded test facility

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OSTI ID:5460010
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is preparing a design for expanded test facilities at the Seacoast Test Facility site, Keahole Point, Hawaii. Specific effort has been placed on the design of the near-shore/on-shore seawater systems. The seawater systems consist of a warm-water supply, a cold-water supply, a mixed discharge, and a land-based pumping station. Test facilities are planned that will utilize this thermal energy resource. This resource consists nominally of 1600 kg/s (25,000 gpm) of cold water and 4200 kg/s (65,000 gpm) of warm surface water, which will be used to support heat-exchanger and system tests and, with a turbine added, could produce a net power for the validation of closed- and open-cycle models now in planning at ANL and the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI).
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5460010
Report Number(s):
CONF-840201-6; ON: DE84004043
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English