Optimization of the Energy Output of Osmotic Power Plants
Joint Authors
Dinger, Florian
Platt, Ulrich
Tröndle, Tobias
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
On the way to a completely renewable energy supply, additional alternatives to hydroelectric, wind, and solar power have to be investigated.
Osmotic power is such an alternative with a theoretical global annual potential of up to 14400 TWh (70% of the global electricity consumption of 2008) per year.
It utilizes the phenomenon that upon the mixing of fresh water and oceanic salt water (e.g., at a river mouth), around 2.88 MJ of energy per 1 m3 of fresh water is released.
Here, we describe a new approach to derive operational parameter settings for osmotic power plants using a pressure exchanger for optimal performance, either with respect to maximum generated power or maximum extracted energy.
Up to now, only power optimization is discussed in the literature, but when considering the fresh water supply as a limiting factor, the energy optimization appears as the challenging task.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dinger, Florian& Tröndle, Tobias& Platt, Ulrich. 2013. Optimization of the Energy Output of Osmotic Power Plants. Journal of Renewable Energy،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dinger, Florian…[et al.]. Optimization of the Energy Output of Osmotic Power Plants. Journal of Renewable Energy No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476334
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dinger, Florian& Tröndle, Tobias& Platt, Ulrich. Optimization of the Energy Output of Osmotic Power Plants. Journal of Renewable Energy. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476334
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476334