Q. What is dynamic tidal power?

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Q. Strong coast-parallel oscillating tidal currents are found in ______

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Q. What is ocean thermal energy conversion?

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Q. What is the temperature difference used in ocean thermal energy conversion? Note that F denotes Fahrenheit.

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Q. What is thermohaline circulation?

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Q. What is the maximum estimated potential of ocean thermal energy conversion per year?

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Q. How does the cold and denser water masses sink to the depths of ocean?

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Q. Why is ocean thermal energy conversion a renewable resource?

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Q. Which of the following are types of systems used in ocean thermal energy conversion?

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Q. Which of the following is used as working fluid in closed cycle oceanic thermal energy conversion systems?

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Q. Rankine Cycle is the most commonly used heat cycle for ocean thermal energy conversion.

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Q. _______ turbine is used in closed cycle ocean thermal energy conversion.

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Q. Open cycle ocean thermal energy conversion systems use _____ as the working fluid.

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Q. What is the byproduct of an ocean thermal energy conversion system?

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Q. Where is the world’s only operating ocean thermal energy conversion plant located?

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Q. Which of the following best describes the working of an ocean thermal energy conversion plant?

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Q. The vapourized fluid in an ocean thermal energy conversion system is converted back into working liquid.

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Q. What type of working fluids do closed-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems use?

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Q. What is the warm surface seawater pumped through in a closed-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system?

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Q. How is the vapourised working fluid condensed in a closed-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion system?

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