Method of energy conversion utilizing a tubular iceberg
US4166363A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF03G7/05
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Melted ice stored in a pool hollowed out of the upper surface of a tabular iceberg is used as a cold source and the sea on which the iceberg is floating is used as a hot source for a heat engine. Useful energy is extracted in spite of the low Carnot cycle efficiency and the melting of the iceberg to provide fresh water is accelerated.
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