Baseline design of an OTEC pilot plantship. Volume A. Detailed report. [Performance analysis of OTEC power plant]

Technical Report · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5672829· OSTI ID:5672829

George, J. F.; Richards, D.; Perini, L. L.

The Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) of the Johns Hopkins University has engineered a baseline design of an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) pilot plantship. The work was sponsored jointly by the Department of Energy and the US Maritime Administration of the Department of Commerce. The design, drawings, specifications, supporting calculations, and narrative documentation are available through APL for use by the Government and industry for the acquisition of a pilot OTEC system. The baseline design features a platform that is configured to produce up to 20 MW(e) (net) power, using low-cost folded-tube aluminum heat exchangers, while it grazes slowly in tropical waters where the thermal gradient is greatest and the ocean environment is least severe. The design was developed by a team of contractors whose capabilities provided a systems approach to the design process. The work is documented in three volumes. Volume A is the Detailed report, which develops the design rationale, summarizes important calculations, outlines areas for future work, and presents a study of system costs. Volumes B and C, respectively, contain the engineering drawings and specifications.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5672829
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/1076-2(Vol.A); APL/JHU/SR-78-3A
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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