Development of a demonstration power plant by ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Energy Dev. Jpn.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6378306

Ito, F; Takazawa, K; Terayama, T

At the opening ceremony, the system was praised by leading figures invited from the Oceanic non-oil-producing countries. The power generation test of the OTEC demonstration plant was completed with many new records attained. As engineers who have participated in this project, the authors believe that they have gained confidence in their ability to construct a first-stage commercial OTEC plant of the built-on-land type, though admitting that there still remain some points to be improved. Subjects requiring further study are improvements of material and installation methods enabling the use of water intake piping with larger diameters, further improvement of heat transfer performance at the seawater side (tube inside) of the heat transfer tubes, etc. Since the commercialization of an OTEC system depends mainly on the economical level of the system, cost reduction in the manufacture of equipment and construction is also required.

• Research Organization: Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.
• OSTI ID: 6378306
• Journal Information: Energy Dev. Jpn.; (United States), Vol. 6:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
COMMERCIALIZATION
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PERFORMANCE TESTING
CONSTRUCTION
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ECONOMICS
EQUIPMENT
HEAT TRANSFER
MANUFACTURING
PIPELINES
POWER GENERATION
SEAWATER
TUBES
WATER SUPPLY
ENERGY TRANSFER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
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POWER PLANTS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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