Renewable energy from the ocean : a guide to OTEC / / William H. Avery and Chih Wu

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458551903321
• Autore: Avery William H.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1994; ©1994
• ISBN: 0-19-756024-5; 1-280-44124-0; 9786610441242; 0-19-536111-3; 1-60119-684-9; 1-60129-849-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (477 p.)
• Collana: Johns Hopkins University : Applied Physics Laboratory Series In Science and Engineering
• Disciplina: 621.31/244
• Soggetti: Ocean thermal power plants; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1994.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword; Preface; Contents; 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 1986-19903 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 Status6 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 Options8.3 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Scientists and engineers around the world are striving to develop new sources of energy that have virtually unlimited potential. This book explores one of these energy alternatives, ocean thermal energy conversion. William H. Avery, the leading researcher in this field, describes the workings of an OTEC power plant and addresses how such a power source might be implemented for national use.