OTEC-1 power system test program: performance of one-megawatt heat exchangers
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Heat exchanger test results for the first deployment of OTEC-1 are reported. These tests were aimed at evaluating the performance of a state-of-the-art, 1-MWe titanium shell-and-tube evaporator and condenser in an ocean environment. The evaporator consisted of both a plain and an enhanced (Union Carbide High Flux) tube bundle, whereas the condenser had plain tubes only. All tests with the evaporator were conducted in the sprayed-bundle mode. Experimental results for the condenser and plain-tube…
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Date:
November 1, 1981
Creator:
Lorenz, J. J.; Yung, D.; Howard, P. A.; Panchal, C. B. & Poucher, F. W.
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