Renewable energy from the ocean : a guide to OTEC
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.
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| Main Authors | , |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1994.
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| Series | Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory series in science and engineering.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781601196842 1601196849 1601298498 9781601298492 9780195361117 0195361113 9786610441242 6610441243 9780197560242 0197560245 9781423764649 1423764641 0195071999 9780195071993 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xxviii, 446 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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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.