摘要 |
Method comprises applying to the water surface covers (10,11) forming a floating blanket which permits heating while reducing evapn. to the atmos.. Each cover is pref. a sealed bag of thin translucent polyethylene or polypropylene film holding air and water, or of translucent cellular plastics foam. The covers pref. press against each other to confirm and form a continuous blanket. The covers may be compartmented and impede passage of IR radiation to reduce loss of radiant heat. The method may be applied to ocean thermal energy conversion, and the covers may be placed in separate frames of a floating framework. |