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CONTENTS
Ocean Energy
Thermal Energy
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Types Of OTEC
Advantages, disadvantages And
Applications
Wave Energy
Types Of Wave Energy Conversion
Systems
Advantages And Disadvantages
Conclusions
ENERGY FROM OCEANS
OCEAN ENERGY
The worlds oceans.
Covers more than 70% of the whole
earths volume
Are the largest solar energy collector,
Solar energy absorbed by oceans is =
(4000 x humanity annual consumption)
Less than 1 % of this energy would
satisfy all needs.
ENERGY FROM OCEANS
INTRODUCTION
The common forms of energy found
in the sea are
Thermal energy
Wave Energy
Tidal Energy
THERMAL ENERGY
On
To
OTEC Process
5. Heat
extraction from
cold-water sink to
condense the
working fluid in
the condenser.
Cycle begins
again
Return to
step 2
1. Power input
to pumps to
start process
4. Expanding
vapor drive the
turbine, and
electricity is
created by a
generator
2. Fluid pump pressurizes and
pushes working fluid to
evaporator
T Turbine
G - Generator
3. Heat addition
from the hot-water
source used to
evaporate the
working fluid within
the heat exchanger
(Evaporator)
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ammonia,
,freon or propen to rotate a turbine to
generate electricity
Warm surface seawater is pumped through
a heat exchanger where the low-boilingpoint fluid is vaporized. The expanding vapor
turns
the
turbo-generator(Turbine
and
generator)
Then,
cold,
deep
seawaterpumped
through
a
second
heat
exchanger
condenses the vapor back into a liquid,
which is then recycled through the system.
ENERGY FROM OCEANS
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Advantages of OTEC
Low Environmental Impact
Produces Freshwater
Helps to meet increased electricity
usage
Used to harvest large yields of
multispecies
mariculture,If
discharged into a pond
ENERGY FROM OCEANS
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Disadvantages of OTEC
OTEC plants can alter and maybe
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Applications of OTEC
Plant
Electricity generation
Open cycle and Hybrid cycle OTEC
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Advanced Applications
Sea Water Air Conditioning
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Hydrogen production
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WAVE ENERGY
Caused by wind, gravitational forces due
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Oscillating Water
Column(OWC)
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Floating Devices
Most common
float used is
Salters
Duck(Nodding
Duck)
Converts wave
power into
electricity
ENERGY FROM OCEANS
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Focusing Devices
Water
Tapered Channel
ENERGY FROM OCEANS
collected in
reservoir is
used to run
hydro-electric
turbines to
produce
electricity
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Advantages of Wave
Energy
No fuel needed
No waste production
Less cost
No serious environmental impacts
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Disadvantages of Wave
Energy
Waves are largely inconsistent
Chances of causing distractions to
marine life
Climate may cause damage to energy
producing devices
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CONCLUSIONS
Closed cycle OTEC is favored for the
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CONCLUSIONS(Continued
)
Wave energy utilization is still in an
early
stage
of
technological
development.
With further research and development
wave-energy devices will become
economically competitive
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