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Power Generation Technologies, 3rd Edition
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Power Generation Technologies, 3rd Edition

by Paul Breeze
February 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
462 pages
14h 36m
English
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Chapter 14

Marine Power Generation Technologies

Abstract

There are four ways in which the world’s oceans can provide an energy source for power generation. Marine currents around coastlines, inlets and estuaries can be exploited with underwater turbines. Ocean waves are also a source of energy that can be tapped using a variety of different devices that convert the oscillating motion of waves into a motion that can be used to provide electricity generation. The world’s oceans, particularly in the tropical regions, are massive solar collectors, absorbing heat which creates a hot layer on the surface of the sea. This hot water can be used to drive a heat engine, with cooling taken from the ocean depths where the temperature remains low. The mixing ...

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ISBN: 9780128182550