Increasing efficiency of a 33 MW OTEC in Indonesia using flat-plate solar collector for the seawater heater

Iwan Rohman Setiawan, Irwan Purnama, Abdul Halim

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Abstract

This paper presents a design concept of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant built in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, with 33 MWe and 7.1% of the power capacity and efficiency, respectively. The generated electrical power and the efficiency of OTEC plant are enhanced by a simulation of a number of derived formulas. Enhancement of efficiency is performed by increasing the temperature of the warm seawater toward the evaporator from 26ËšC up to 33.5ËšC using a flat-plate solar collector. The simulation results show that by increasing the seawater temperature up to 33.5ËšC, the generated power will increase up to 144.155 MWe with the OTEC efficiency up to 9.54%, respectively. The required area of flat-plate solar collector to achieve the results is around 6.023 x 106 m2 .
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-39
JournalJournal of Mechatronics, Electrical Power, and Vehicular Technology
Volume8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2017

Keywords

  • Enhanced efficiency, OTEC plant, Flat-plate solar collector, Mamuju West Sulawesi

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