Renewable energy from the ocean a guide to OTEC

• Main Author: Avery, William H.
• Other Authors: Wu, Chih, 1936-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
• Series: Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory series in science and engineering.
• Subjects: Ocean thermal power plants.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781601196842; 9781601298492; 9780195361117; 9780195071993
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xxviii, 446 p.) : ill., maps

Scientists and engineers around the world are striving to develop new sources of energy that have virtually unlimited potential. This study explores the prospects for one energy alternative, ocean thermal energy conversion.

Table of Contents:

• 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.