Westinghouse OTEC power systems

W.H. Coleman

Energy, 1980, vol. 5, issue 6, 493-501

Abstract: OTEC R&D in the U.S. has been focused mainly on the closed cycle with ammonia as the working fluid. The open cycle offers a number of advantages, including cost competitiveness. The two important features are in turbine protection in case of load loss and in the absence of evaporator biofouling. The Westinghouse open-cycle concept departs from earlier approaches which locate deaeration ahead of the flash evaporator. Westinghouse proposes to allow all noncondensibles to flow into the condenser. This paper summarizes the main features of both the closed- and open-cycle concepts and provides systematic discussion of performance features and cost.

Date: 1980
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(80)90073-0

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