open-cycle OTEC system

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open-cycle OTEC system

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ocean thermal energy conversion
…centred their attention on an open-cycle OTEC system that employs water vapour as the working fluid and dispenses with the use of a refrigerant. In this kind of system, warm surface seawater is partially vaporized as it is injected into a near vacuum. The resultant steam is expanded through a…
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…centred their attention on an open-cycle OTEC system that employs water vapour as the working fluid and dispenses with the use of a refrigerant. In this kind of system, warm surface seawater is partially vaporized as it is injected into a near vacuum. The resultant steam is expanded through a…
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