AU2380795A - Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system - Google Patents

Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system

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Publication number
AU2380795A
AU2380795A AU23807/95A AU2380795A AU2380795A AU 2380795 A AU2380795 A AU 2380795A AU 23807/95 A AU23807/95 A AU 23807/95A AU 2380795 A AU2380795 A AU 2380795A AU 2380795 A AU2380795 A AU 2380795A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
otec
thermal energy
energy conversion
ocean thermal
ocean
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Abandoned
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AU23807/95A
Inventor
George J Cicchetti
Robert J Flynn
Jonathan D'e Coony
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OTEC Developments
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OTEC Developments
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Application filed by OTEC Developments filed Critical OTEC Developments
Publication of AU2380795A publication Critical patent/AU2380795A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
    • F03G7/04—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using pressure differences or thermal differences occurring in nature
    • F03G7/05—Ocean thermal energy conversion, i.e. OTEC
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/02—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating
    • C02F1/04—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
    • C02F1/06—Flash evaporation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/124—Water desalination
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Oceanography (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Heat Treatment Of Water, Waste Water Or Sewage (AREA)
AU23807/95A 1994-04-15 1995-04-14 Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system Abandoned AU2380795A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US228397 1981-01-26
US22839794A 1994-04-15 1994-04-15
PCT/US1995/004305 WO1995028567A1 (en) 1994-04-15 1995-04-14 Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system

Publications (1)

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AU2380795A true AU2380795A (en) 1995-11-10

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AU23807/95A Abandoned AU2380795A (en) 1994-04-15 1995-04-14 Ocean thermal energy conversion (otec) system

Country Status (4)

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AU (1) AU2380795A (en)
GT (1) GT199500016A (en)
NL (1) NL1000149C2 (en)
WO (1) WO1995028567A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
BR112015010175B1 (en) * 2012-11-07 2021-02-17 The Abell Foundation, Inc. ocean thermal power conversion plant
FR2999950B1 (en) 2012-12-22 2020-02-21 Starklab DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVAPORATING A LIQUID AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
FR3016876B1 (en) 2014-01-24 2021-01-01 Starklab INSTALLATION AND PROCESS OF TREATMENT BY EVAPORATION / CONDENSATION OF PUMPED WATER IN A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

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BE547045A (en) * 1956-02-02
US3197387A (en) * 1963-05-20 1965-07-27 Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corp Multi-stage flash evaporators
GB1303228A (en) * 1971-07-14 1973-01-17
US4311012A (en) * 1978-08-07 1982-01-19 Finley Warren T Method and apparatus for transferring cold seawater upward from the lower depths of the ocean to improve the efficiency of ocean thermal energy conversion systems
JPS5948312B2 (en) * 1981-06-17 1984-11-26 工業技術院長 Two-phase flow open cycle ocean temperature difference power generation method
WO1982004404A1 (en) * 1981-06-19 1982-12-23 Cane Domenick Paired stage flash evaporator having improved distillate collection
FR2534293A1 (en) * 1982-10-08 1984-04-13 Buchere Jeanne Marie De Improvements to water desalination units with or without the simultaneous production of electrical power from hot and cold water sources with a small DELTA T used in an open cycle at a subatmospheric pressure
DE3841640A1 (en) * 1987-12-14 1989-07-13 Chang Yan Method of obtaining heat energy from environmental fluids
US5582691A (en) * 1993-12-14 1996-12-10 Flynn; Robert J. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system

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NL1000149A1 (en) 1995-10-16
WO1995028567A1 (en) 1995-10-26
NL1000149C2 (en) 1997-04-15
GT199500016A (en) 1996-10-02

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