Department of Applied Physics, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, GGSIP University, Rohini, New Delhi-110086
Online published on 10 August, 2015.
Ocean energy thermal conversion (OTEC) has recently been the subject of much interest and research activity, as though it offers a good source of renewable energy, yet a lot of work is still to be done to improve the efficiency of the systems based on this technique, so as to make it really viable for the practical purposes. The present communication brings out the mathematical evaluation of the Ocean energy thermal conversion (OTEC), and its characterization in the form of a short technical review. As OTEC is one of the technologies in the use of the sources of renewable energy, a brief account of the recent efforts in the direction of using the general sources of renewable energy has been included. Some of the recent important projects undertaken by the industrial companies showing their increasing focus and product range towards OTEC have also been outlined.
Ocean energy thermal conversion (OTEC), working of the heat engine, efficiency of a heat engine mathematical modeling and designing of the thermodynamic work done OTEC systems based on closed cycle, open cycle, and hybrid cycle
