EFFICIENT OPEN CYCLE OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION (OTEC) USING VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION (VMD) FOR SELECTIVE POWER GENERATION AND SEAWATER DESALINATION

摘要

Provided is efficient open cycle ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) using vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) for selective power generation and seawater desalination, wherein the OTEC withdraws seawater on a surface layer to flow into the VMD placed in a vacuum chamber by enabling steam generated from a VMD device to flow into a turbine to generate power by operating the turbine, and a heat exchange device is provided so as to desalinate condensed steam by heat exchanging the steam used in a turbine power generation device with deep water at a lower temperature.