The diagram illustrates the process for generating electricity by using seawater through the system of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). It also describes how pure drinking water is attained through the same process.
Overall, this system involves three distinct stages of utilizing solar energy, evaporation chamber, and condensing chamber. Moreover, up to 1000 meters deep in the sea, the water is used to maintain the temperature difference which helps in the process of evaporation and condensation.
Firstly, the surface water of the sea which is heated by the sun up to 29-degree celsius is passed into the evaporation chamber. From this point, salt particles are removed and the water gets evaporated to pass through a turbine. The movement of water vapors through the turbine generates electricity.
In the next level, these vapors travel down the pipe into a condensing chamber where it is continuously cooled down by the deep seawater circulating this chamber. Finally, pure drinking water is produced from this chamber and the salt is drained back into the sea.
The diagram illustrates the process for generating electricity by using seawater
through
the system of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (
OTEC
). It
also
describes
how pure drinking
water
is attained
through
the same process.
Overall
, this system involves three distinct stages of utilizing solar energy, evaporation
chamber
, and condensing
chamber
.
Moreover
, up to 1000 meters deep in the sea, the
water
is
used
to maintain the temperature difference which
helps
in the process of evaporation and condensation.
Firstly
, the surface
water
of the sea which
is heated
by the sun up to 29-degree
celsius
is passed
into the evaporation
chamber
. From this point, salt particles
are removed
and the
water
gets
evaporated to pass
through
a turbine. The movement of
water
vapors
through
the turbine generates electricity.
In the
next
level, these vapors travel down the pipe into a condensing
chamber
where it is
continuously
cooled down by the deep seawater circulating this
chamber
.
Finally
, pure drinking
water
is produced
from this
chamber
and the salt
is drained
back into the sea.