The objective of this report is to develop an algorithm to calculate the performance of Claude-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion systems and apply it to an analysis of the effect of warm and cold water deaeration on the performance of a system that uses a channel-flow evaporator and a horizontal jet condenser.nAssumptions made in developing the algorithm invalidate its use in analyzing the off-design performance of a particular system. These assumptions also cause some of the penalties of inefficiency to influence cost rather than performance. The study of deaeration indicates that there is no advantage to removing air from the warm and cold water streams before they enter the evaporator and condenser, respectively, as compared to removing the air from the condenser.
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