| 摘要 |
An offshore floating platform (10,20,22,23,25) having at least one buoyant column with an upper end extending above a sea surface, a lower end submerged below the sea surface, and at least one keel tank (12,22A,23A,25A) disposed at the lower end. A deck (D) is supported at the upper end of the column. An ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system is integrated with the platform whereby heat Is extracted from warm sea surface waters to vaporize a liquid working fluid and heat is transferred to cold water from lower depths of the sea to condense the vaporized working fluid again. At least a turbine (T) and a power generator (G) is disposed on the deck and at least one evaporator (E) is disposed on the platform beneath the deck. At least one condenser (C) Is disposed on the seabed or on the platform or on the keel tank at a distance beneath the evaporator. A desalination system may also be combined and incorporated with the OTEC system. |
