Ocean Engineering for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Abstract

The panel on OTEC Ocean Engineering of the National Research Council was formed to assess the state of ocean engineering knowledge, technology, and practice necessary to design, construct, and operate OTEC plants. The panel concentrated its study on platforms, moorings, and foundations; the cold water pipe; and submarine cables for electric power transmission. The panel did not address the design and engineering of power plants; institutional and management issues or the commercial feasibility of OTEC; or its environmental impacts. The panel focused instead on determining the state of development of several of the ocean engineering technologies needed to design and construct a 40-MWe OTEC plant; it also examined the technical feasibility and advantages of larger and smaller plants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123494

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Design Criteria
  • Electric Power
  • Engineers
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Geography
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Seabed
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Underwater Cables

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).