DocumentCode
2822019
Title
Moored pipe/mobile platform: An innovative approach to the floating OTEC plant
Author
Ross, James ; Watts, J.
Author_Institution
Giannotti & Associates, Inc., Annapolis, MD, USA
fYear
1982
fDate
20-22 Sept. 1982
Firstpage
566
Lastpage
571
Abstract
The moored pipe/mobile platform (MP-Squared) approach is one in which the cold water pipe (CWP) of a floating Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant is permanently moored in the ocean at the production site. The plantship (surface platform), however, is capable of being disconnected from the moored CWP to avoid storms or for shoreside maintenance. Two conceptual versions of MP-Squared were developed through a parametric design process and both were tested in an experimental wave tank. The results indicated that MP-Squared offers a technically sound and operationally attractive option for designers of OTEC plants.
Keywords
Atmospheric waves; Energy conversion; Marine technology; Ocean temperature; Process design; Production; Sea surface; Storms; Surface discharges; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 82
Conference_Location
Washington, DC, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1982.1151785
Filename
1151785
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