Abstract
The Ocean Thermal Corporation and its subcontractors are engaged in a multiphase programme to build and operate an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) facility off Kahe Point, Oahu. Ocean Thermal Corporation’s OTEC power plant functions as a closed-cycle heat engine. Large quantities of sun-warmed water, drawn from the surface of the ocean, are used to vaporize ammonia. As the ammonia gas expands, it drives a turbine generator to produce electricity. Cold water pumped up from the depths of the ocean then condenses the gaseous ammonia back to the liquid state. The process is termed ‘closed-cycle’ because the working fluid ammonia, is pumped continuously around the work cycle.
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Niedoroda, A.W., Palmer, A.C., Pittman, J.R., Brown, R.J., Vandermeulen, J.P., Campbell, J.F. (1985). Oahu OTEC Preliminary Design: Sea-Floor Surveys. In: Offshore Site Investigation. Advances in Underwater Technology and Offshore Engineering, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7358-2_2
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