A very promising way to alleviate the Nation's energy problems, one that would greatly affect United States maritime activities, would be the rapid development of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant-ships to produce energy-intensive products at sea. Such OTEC plant-ships would use the temperature difference between the warm surface layer and the cold deep layers of a tropical ocean to drive a heat engine to produce electric power that, in turn, would be used to produce ammonia, aluminum, liquid hydrogen, and/or other products. The construction, deployment, operation, and shipping support of these plant-ships are discussed. (Hannebauer)


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    Title :

    Maritime and construction aspects of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant ships-detailled report


    Additional title:

    Meer-spezifische und Konstruktions-Aspekte von Fabrik-Schiffen mit Energiegewinnung aus der thermischen Energie der Meere - detaillierter Report


    Contributors:
    Avery, W.H. (author) / Blevins, R.W. (author) / Dugger, G.L. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1976


    Size :

    232 Seiten


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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