| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To locate the buoyant body, accommodating equipments for the ocean temperature difference power plant, at a predetermined position in the ocean by a method wherein the flow speed of discharging hot discharging water, taken from the ocean, is controlled to generate a thrust for the buoyant body and is made to oppose the thrust against a drag acting on the buoyant body. CONSTITUTION:The main body 4 of the buoyant body is formed so as to have the shape of ship as a whole in order to increase the efficiency of propulsion effected by the discharging flow and the bow of the body is provided with a hot seawater intaking port 1. The seawater, discharged out of a discharging port 3, released a part of heat in the power plant 2, the flow speed V3 at the discharging port is higher than the inflow speed V1 at the intaking port, and the buoyant body keeps a predetermined position with respect to the land at all times by the thrust m(V3-V1), generated by the difference between both flow speeds. Here, m represents the flow amount of seawater at the intaking port in mass. |
