Some ocean engineering considerations in the design of OTEC plants

Conference · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5401621

McGuiness, T

An alternate energy resource using the temperature differences between warm surface waters and cool bottom waters of the world's oceans, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) utilizes the solar energy potential of nearequatorial water masses and can be applied to generate electrical energy as a baseload augmentation of landside power plants or to process energy-intensive products at sea. Designs of OTEC plants include concepts of floating barge or shipshape structures with large (up to 100-foot diameter, 3,000 feet in length) pipes used to intake cool bottom waters and platforms located in 300-foot water depths similar to oil drilling rigs, also with a pipe to ingest cool waters, but in this case the pipe is laid on continental shelf areas in 25/sup 0/-30/sup 0/ slopes attaining a length of several miles. The ocean engineering design considerations, problem areas, and proposed solutions to data regarding various OTEC plant concepts are the topic of this presentation.

• Research Organization: Department of Commerce/NOAA, Rockville, Maryland
• OSTI ID: 5401621
• Report Number(s): CONF-820814-
• Journal Information: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States), Vol. 3; Conference: 17. Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 8 Aug 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
DESIGN
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
BARGES
DATA ANALYSIS
ELECTRIC POWER
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
PIPES
POTENTIAL ENERGY
SEAS
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
CONVERSION
ENERGY
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENGINEERING
POWER
POWER PLANTS
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SURFACE WATERS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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