The open or Claude cycle is the forerunner of various OTEC cycles. The open cycle refers to the use of seawater as the working fluid. A schematic diagram of the system, which comprises a flash evaporator, vapor expansion turbine and generator, steam condenser, noncondensables-removing equipment...
Hybrid OTEC systems: By definition such systems aim to combine the characteristics of closed-cycle and open-cycle OTEC systems for a synergistic exploitation of the thermal resource for generation electricity and desalinization of sea water; similar to an open-cycle evaporation process warm seawater ...
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