OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY

CONVERSION
(OTEC)

Presented by
SUMAN RAJ
Roll no:13EAREE753
Guided by
Mr. PRATEEK BHARDWAJ
INTRODUCTION:
OTEC, ocean thermal energy conversion is an
energy technology that converts solar radiation into
electric power.
The oceans cover a little more than 70 % of the earth
surface .
This makes it the worlds largest solar energy
collector and energy storage system .
HISTORY OF OTEC :

In 1881 ,Jacques Arsene dArsonval

a French physicist has proposed
tapping thermal energy from ocean.
In the year 1930 his student named
Georges Claude built OTEC plant in
Matanzas , Cuba which generates
22kw of power.
TYPES OF OTEC POWER PLANT :

LAND BASED FLOATING

BASED
WORKING PRINCIPLES OF OTEC

OTEC systems use the oceans natural

thermal
gradient, consequently the temperature
difference between the warm surface water
and the cold deep water below 600 meters
by about 20 C, an OTEC system can
produce a significant amount of power.
TYPES OF OTEC CYCLE :
Open cycle

The thermal working fluid used is

the sea water.
The warm surface water at
around 27 C, is evaporated at
low pressure slightly below the
saturation pressure.
After expanding in the turbine
to drive the generator, the steam
turns into liquid again by the
exposure to a cold deep
water (5 C) condenser .
Finally, it is returned to the sea.
OPEN CYCLE :
 Closed cycle
These type of cycles use
ammonia, propane, freon, etc.
as thermal working fluid .
The liquid fluid is pumped
through the evaporator, where it
is vaporized by the warm
surface water at 27 C. After
that, it is expanded in the
turbine (driving the generator)
and then the cold deep water at
5 C condenses it back to a
liquid, closing the cycle
CLOSED CYCLE:
 Hybrid cycle

These cycles produce

both electricity, with a
closed cycle system,
and fresh water, by the
desalinization with an
open cycle system.
APPLICATIONS :
Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems
have many applications or uses.
It is a base load power generation.
generate electricity
desalinate water
support deep-water mariculture and food
provide refrigeration and
air-conditioning as well as aid in crop growth and
mineral extraction.
 ADVANTAGE & DISADVANTAGE ;
DISADVANTAGE
ADVANTAGE
OTEC-produced electricity at
OTEC uses clean, renewable,
cost more than electricity
natural resources.
generated from fossil fuels at
OTEC systems can produce
their current costs.
fresh water as well as electricity.
OTEC plants must be located
Suitably designed OTEC plants
on equatorial and tropical
will produce little or no carbon zone.
dioxide.
Construction of OTEC plants
The use of OTEC as a source of
and lying of pipes in coastal
electricity will help reduce the waters may cause localised
state's almost complete damage to reefs and near-
dependence on imported fossil shore marine ecosystems.
fuels.
FUTURE PROSPECT :
One of the critical problem of the
next centuary will certainly be
global warming .
OTEC is unique among all energy
generated technologies .
OTEC involves bringing up mineral
rich water from depth of ocean in
future.
CONCLUSION :

OTEC has a tremendous potential to supply the

worlds energy.
OTEC, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion is an
energy technology that converts solar radiation to
electric power. OTEC systems use the oceans
natural thermal gradient.
The OTEC process consist of pumping cold ocean
water to the surface and using the temperature
difference between this and the warm surface water
to run a thermal engine to generate electricity.
REFERENCE
S.HASAN SAEED & D.K.SHARMA ,non conventional
energy resources
G.D. RAI , Non Conventional Source of Energy
B.H.KHAN , Non Conventional Source of Energy .
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