Abstract: The role of control in operating an OTEC plant efficiently is of great importance. This paper describes digital control of working fluid rate based on an adaptive control theory for the “Imari ...

Abstract: New titanium, shell-and-plate type heat exchangers for ocean-thermal-energy-conversion (OTEC) plants have been developed which include three different plate types (fluted, impinging, and porous-surface) ...

Abstract: The performance test of a shell-and-plate-type evaporator designed for OTEC plants, geothermal power plants, and heat pump systems is reported. This evaporator contains 30 plates with a unit ...

Abstract: Recently, from the environmental point of view, demand for a combined cycle plant is increasing, and superior gas turbine performance is being rapidly promoted at the same time. As one of the ...