SUBMARINE CONDUCT APPLIED TO THE EXPLOITATION OF THERMAL ENERGY OF THE SEAS

摘要

The pipe has a main tubular part (101) comprising sides connected to a header device (100) and a footer device (102). The main tubular part comprising a set of tubular segments along a main axis, and a set of maintaining frames located between the consecutive tubular segments. A set of maintaining cables is placed parallel to the main axis and passes through the maintaining frames. A part of the segments comprises a thermal insulation layer formed of thermal insulation plates or flexible envelopes. An independent claim is also included for a method for producing ocean thermal energy.