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PROCESS AND APPARATUS TO TRANSFER COLD SEAWATER UP FROM THE GREAT OCEAN DEPTHS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS
PROCESS AND APPARATUS TO TRANSFER COLD SEAWATER UP FROM THE GREAT OCEAN DEPTHS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS
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机译:从大海洋深度转移冷海水以提高海洋热能转化系统效率的过程和装置
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A method and apparatus for transferring cold seawater from lower ocean depths upward toward sea level for use in ocean thermal energy conversion systems is disclosed wherein an in situ desalination process is utilized to create a density differential between the desalinated water and the surrounding seawater. The desalinated water being of a lesser density than the surrounding seawater, rises naturally upward through a conduit and is utilized as a heat transfer medium in the ocean thermal energy conversion system. The desalinated water, which is a byproduct of the energy conversion system, may be utilized for domestic consumption or alternatively dispersed into the near surface region (photic zone) of the ocean to increase the nutrient concentration therein.
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