Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1977

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Tennant, Jeffrey S.

Abstract

A theoretical study was conducted to determine the relationships between the major controlling factors in the heat exchangers in an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion system. A digital computer model was developed to simulate and analyze the system. Variations in the thermophysical properties of the seawater and working fluid were considered in the analysis. Effects of variation in excess temperature differential on phase change heat transfer rates were also considered. The net power output of the system was determined from a Rankine cycle analysis. The results of this investigation show the necessity of a Rankine cycle analysis and the inclusion of fluid property variations. A significant difference can be seen in the net power output of such a system per dollar invested in the heat exchangers projected by this analysis and the analysis of other investigators which have not considered these factors.

Extent

128 p.

Comments

College of Engineering and Computer Science|Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1977.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|College of Engineering and Computer Science

Identifier

FADT13875

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