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Renewable energy from the ocean : a guide to OTEC /
Scientists and engineers around the world are striving to develop new sources of energy that have virtually unlimited potential. This study explores the prospects for one energy alternative, ocean thermal energy conversion.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1994.
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| Colección: | Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory series in science and engineering.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; 1.1 The Ocean Thermal Energy Resource; 1.2 Design Requirements for OTEC Systems; 1.3 OTEC Research and Development Status; 1.4 Energy Transfer; 1.5 Investigations of Environmental Interactions of OTEC; 1.6 OTEC Costs and Commercialization; 2 OTEC HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; 2.1 The Development of Heat Engines; 2.2 Carnot, D'Arsonval, and Claude--Early French Experiments; 2.3 American Investigations Prior to 1973--The Andersons; 2.4 Survey of U.S. Developments 1970--1985; 2.5 Japanese Programs 1970--1985; 2.6 French Programs 1970--1985.