ENPM808C3Ocean Energy Harvesting The course presents the ocean energy harvesting technologies: ocean thermal energy, wave energy, tidal energy and wind energy. To establish the baseline, current power generation technologies are reviewed. First, ocean thermal energy conversion technology are studied in details. To assist the design of ocean energy harvesting systems, fundamentals of heat transfer and fluid mechanics are summarized. Then wave, tidal and wind energy harvesting systems are studied. For each subject, either literature reviews or representative system modeling will be conducted. For the modeling, Engineering Equations Solver software is utilized. By applying underlying principles, the OTEC system is designed and its economy is analyzed as a final design project.
Top