Ocean thermal energy conversion(OTEC)is a process of generating electricity by exploiting the temperature difference between warm surface seawater and cold deep seawater.Due to the high static and dynamic pressures th...Ocean thermal energy conversion(OTEC)is a process of generating electricity by exploiting the temperature difference between warm surface seawater and cold deep seawater.Due to the high static and dynamic pressures that are caused by seawater circulation,the stiffened panel that constitutes a seawater tank may undergo a reduction in ultimate strength.The current paper investigates the design of stiffening systems for OTEC seawater tanks by examining the effects of stiffening parameters such as stiffener sizes and span-over-bay ratio for the applied combined loadings of lateral and transverse pressure by fluid motion and axial compression due to global bending moment.The ultimate strength calculation was conducted by using the non-linear finite element method via the commercial software known as ABAQUS.The stress and deformation distribution due to pressure loads was computed in the first step and then brought to the second step,in which the axial compression was applied.The effects of pressure on the ultimate strength of the stiffener were investigated for representative stiffened panels,and the significance of the stiffener parameters was assessed by using the sensitivity analysis method.As a result,the ultimate strength was reduced by approximately 1.5%for the span-over-bay ratio of 3 and by 7%for the span-over-bay ratio of 6.展开更多
The ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system is a promising solution to provide stable electricity supply. Although the available temperature difference in OTEC systems is small, an ammonia/water mixture as worki...The ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system is a promising solution to provide stable electricity supply. Although the available temperature difference in OTEC systems is small, an ammonia/water mixture as working fluid is expected to decrease irreversible losses in the heat exchangers and to improve system performance. However, in actual heat exchangers, an adequate temperature crossing does not occur in the condenser but in the evaporator. Therefore, clarification of this characteristic is important. To date, the logarithmic temperature difference (LMTD) method is used in performance evaluations of OTEC heat exchangers. This method is of limited use if physical properties of fluids vary. A generalized mean temperature difference (GMTD) method is introduced to perform this evaluation. As changes in fluid property values can be considered in the GMTD method, method dependencies on heat exchanger characteristics, effectiveness, and system characteristics can be studied. In particular, GMTD and LMTD using a pure substance were found to be almost equal. Mean temperature differences using mixtures as working fluid were higher in the evaporator, but lower in the condenser, from the GMTD method than from the LMTD method. For higher ammonia concentrations in ammonia/water mixtures, the mean temperature differences from both methods are different.展开更多
近日,由北京朝阳海外学人中心主办的"海外学人创业大会"(简称OTEC)在朝阳规划艺术馆举行,来自6个国家的23支创业团队问鼎朝阳。通过现场评委打分和观众"虚拟基金"投票两种方式,北京朝阳海外学人中心选出了"消...近日,由北京朝阳海外学人中心主办的"海外学人创业大会"(简称OTEC)在朝阳规划艺术馆举行,来自6个国家的23支创业团队问鼎朝阳。通过现场评委打分和观众"虚拟基金"投票两种方式,北京朝阳海外学人中心选出了"消费升级、健康医疗、娱乐游戏、能源环保、互联网+、应用技术"6个领域的最佳项目。"黑土麦田公益(Serve For China)"荣获"最佳项目"奖。展开更多
本文提出了一种OTEC(OTEC,Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion)增温再热朗肯动力循环,通过第二类吸收式热泵提升热源品质,在热力循环中创造一个相对高温区,与表层温海水共同对朗肯循环的湿工质进行过热,保证了透平出口干度,提升了循环的...本文提出了一种OTEC(OTEC,Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion)增温再热朗肯动力循环,通过第二类吸收式热泵提升热源品质,在热力循环中创造一个相对高温区,与表层温海水共同对朗肯循环的湿工质进行过热,保证了透平出口干度,提升了循环的平均吸热温度,实现了单一热源下的梯级加热和能级匹配,系统效率得到较大的提升。论文构建了OTEC增温再热朗肯动力循环热力学模型,对比了增温再热朗肯动力循环与传统循环的热力性能,并分析了热泵子循环的最佳增温温度。结果表明:增温再热的效果与OTEC循环工质有较大关联,且存在最佳增温温度;对于采用R134A等近似等熵工质的OTEC循环,增温再热的热力性能提升不明显;而对于CO_(2)等工作在亚临界区间的工质而言,增温再热可使热效率提升19.63%41.71%;对于NH3等过热需求较大工质而言,增温再热具有显著的提升效果;其中NH3工质的提升幅度最高,最佳增温温度为42.5°C,OTEC循环热效率可由2.34%提升至4.25%,升幅达84.45%。展开更多
基金part of the OTEC research activity"Preliminary Design of a 5 MW OTEC plant:Study case in the North Bali"research grand DIPA-124.01.1.690505/2023 conducted by the Marine Renewable Energy Conversion Technology research group,Research Center for Hydrodynamics Technology,National Research and Innovation Agency(BRIN)。
文摘Ocean thermal energy conversion(OTEC)is a process of generating electricity by exploiting the temperature difference between warm surface seawater and cold deep seawater.Due to the high static and dynamic pressures that are caused by seawater circulation,the stiffened panel that constitutes a seawater tank may undergo a reduction in ultimate strength.The current paper investigates the design of stiffening systems for OTEC seawater tanks by examining the effects of stiffening parameters such as stiffener sizes and span-over-bay ratio for the applied combined loadings of lateral and transverse pressure by fluid motion and axial compression due to global bending moment.The ultimate strength calculation was conducted by using the non-linear finite element method via the commercial software known as ABAQUS.The stress and deformation distribution due to pressure loads was computed in the first step and then brought to the second step,in which the axial compression was applied.The effects of pressure on the ultimate strength of the stiffener were investigated for representative stiffened panels,and the significance of the stiffener parameters was assessed by using the sensitivity analysis method.As a result,the ultimate strength was reduced by approximately 1.5%for the span-over-bay ratio of 3 and by 7%for the span-over-bay ratio of 6.
文摘The ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system is a promising solution to provide stable electricity supply. Although the available temperature difference in OTEC systems is small, an ammonia/water mixture as working fluid is expected to decrease irreversible losses in the heat exchangers and to improve system performance. However, in actual heat exchangers, an adequate temperature crossing does not occur in the condenser but in the evaporator. Therefore, clarification of this characteristic is important. To date, the logarithmic temperature difference (LMTD) method is used in performance evaluations of OTEC heat exchangers. This method is of limited use if physical properties of fluids vary. A generalized mean temperature difference (GMTD) method is introduced to perform this evaluation. As changes in fluid property values can be considered in the GMTD method, method dependencies on heat exchanger characteristics, effectiveness, and system characteristics can be studied. In particular, GMTD and LMTD using a pure substance were found to be almost equal. Mean temperature differences using mixtures as working fluid were higher in the evaporator, but lower in the condenser, from the GMTD method than from the LMTD method. For higher ammonia concentrations in ammonia/water mixtures, the mean temperature differences from both methods are different.
文摘近日,由北京朝阳海外学人中心主办的"海外学人创业大会"(简称OTEC)在朝阳规划艺术馆举行,来自6个国家的23支创业团队问鼎朝阳。通过现场评委打分和观众"虚拟基金"投票两种方式,北京朝阳海外学人中心选出了"消费升级、健康医疗、娱乐游戏、能源环保、互联网+、应用技术"6个领域的最佳项目。"黑土麦田公益(Serve For China)"荣获"最佳项目"奖。
文摘本文提出了一种OTEC(OTEC,Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion)增温再热朗肯动力循环,通过第二类吸收式热泵提升热源品质,在热力循环中创造一个相对高温区,与表层温海水共同对朗肯循环的湿工质进行过热,保证了透平出口干度,提升了循环的平均吸热温度,实现了单一热源下的梯级加热和能级匹配,系统效率得到较大的提升。论文构建了OTEC增温再热朗肯动力循环热力学模型,对比了增温再热朗肯动力循环与传统循环的热力性能,并分析了热泵子循环的最佳增温温度。结果表明:增温再热的效果与OTEC循环工质有较大关联,且存在最佳增温温度;对于采用R134A等近似等熵工质的OTEC循环,增温再热的热力性能提升不明显;而对于CO_(2)等工作在亚临界区间的工质而言,增温再热可使热效率提升19.63%41.71%;对于NH3等过热需求较大工质而言,增温再热具有显著的提升效果;其中NH3工质的提升幅度最高,最佳增温温度为42.5°C,OTEC循环热效率可由2.34%提升至4.25%,升幅达84.45%。
