Physical and numerical modeling of the external fluid mechanics of OTEC pilot plants

This study examined the near field external fluid mechanics of symmetrical OTEC pilot plant designs (20-80 MWe) under realistic deep water conditions. The objective was to assess the environmental impact of different plant configurations and to determine if pilot plants can be expected to operate wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Singarella, Paul N., Adams, E. Eric
Other Authors: Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory for Water Resources and Hydrodynamics.
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy Laboratory, 1982 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60594