Renewable Energy from the Ocean : A Guide to OTEC.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (477 pages)
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratories Series in Science and Engineering Series .
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratories Series in Science and Engineering Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -- 1.1 The Ocean Thermal Energy Resource -- 1.2 Design Requirements for OTEC Systems -- 1.3 OTEC Research and Development Status -- 1.4 Energy Transfer -- 1.5 Investigations of Environmental Interactions of OTEC -- 1.6 OTEC Costs and Commercialization -- 2 OTEC HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- 2.1 The Development of Heat Engines -- 2.2 Carnot, D'Arsonval, and Claude-Early French Experiments -- 2.3 American Investigations Prior to 1973-The Andersons -- 2.4 Survey of U.S. Developments 1970-1985 -- 2.5 Japanese Programs 1970-1985 -- 2.6 French Programs 1970-1985 -- 2.7 OTEC Programs 1986-1990 -- 3 OTEC SYSTEM CONCEPTS -- 3.1 General Comments on Systems Engineering -- 3.2 Overall Requirements and Options for Alternate Energy Sources -- 3.3 OTEC Preliminary Systems Engineering -- 3.4 Summary of Results of Systems Engineering Evaluations -- 4 CLOSED-CYCLE OTEC SYSTEMS -- 4.1 OTEC Power Plant -- 4.2 Water Ducting -- 4.3 Energy Transfer -- 4.4 Position Control -- 4.5 Platform -- 5 OPEN-CYCLE OTEC -- 5.1 Open-Cycle System Performance -- 5.2 Open-Cycle Research and Development Status -- 5.3 Hybrid Cycle -- 5.4 Mist Lift Cycle -- 5.5 Foam Lift Cycle -- 5.6 Estimated Costs and Market Opportunities -- 5.7 Current OC OTEC Status -- 6 OTEC CLOSED-CYCLE ENGINEERING STATUS -- 6.1 Standard Equipment Applicable to OTEC -- 6.2 Facilities for OTEC Construction -- 6.3 Pilot-Scale OTEC Systems Tests -- 6.4 Conceptual Designs of OTEC Systems -- 6.5 Preliminary Design of OTEC Plants -- 6.6 Conclusions -- 7 OTEC CLOSED-CYCLE SYSTEMS COST EVALUATION -- 7.1 Cost Uncertainties and Perceived Risks versus Engineering Status -- 7.2 Estimated Costs of OTEC Systems -- 7.3 OTEC Capital Investments and Potential Sales Prices for Products -- 8 OTEC ECONOMICS -- 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Factors That Determine the Commercial Viability of Alternative Energy Options -- 8.3 Economic Potential of Existing and Proposed Liquid Fuel Sources -- 8.4 Electricity from Existing and Proposed Power Plants -- 8.5 Comments -- 9 ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF OTEC IMPLEMENTATION -- 9.1 Economic and Social Benefits of OTEC Commercialization -- 9.2 Environmental Effects -- 9.3 General Comments on Effects of OTEC Commercialization -- 9.4 Benefits to Island Economics -- 9.5 Reduction in Atmospheric Pollution -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X.