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Recent Tests: 2012 Makai Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchanger #3 •BAHX3 has 2/3 of CMU flow, at same seawater head. •27% better U than CMU. • Extruded aluminum channels. • Vertical 5m tall. Compact. BAHX3 is the result of OTEC plant system analysis. L ifetime U (performance & parasitics) V alue (price & arrangement) 6 Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc.
Thank You References: • Avery, W.H. & Wu, C. Renewable Energy from the Ocean, A Guide to OTEC. Oxford University Press, NY, 1994. • Constructability of extended surface heat exchangers for OTEC. Proc. 8 th Ocean Energy Conference. June 1981. • Makai Ocean Engineering, Chart Energy & Chemical Brazed Aluminum Evaporator Testing Report, Aug 23, 2012. Unpublished. • Panchal, CB. Heat transfer with Phase Change in Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers, Proc 22nd ASME-AICHE National Heat Transfer Conference, Niagara falls, NY, Aug 1984. • Panchal, Hillis, et al. OTEC Performance tests of the Trane plate-fin heat exchanger. Argonne National laboratory report ANL/OTEC-PS-07. April 1981. • Yung, Lorenz, et al. OTEC Performance tests of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Folded-Tube Heat Exchanger. Argonne National laboratory report ANL/OTEC-PS-09. August 1981. Image citations: • Mini-OTEC: OTECnews.org • All other photos & graphs: Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. • Trane Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchanger #1: Panchal, Hillis, 1981. • All other line art: Avery & Wu, 1994. Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. Pat.Grandelli@makai.com 7 (1) 808-259-8871 www.makai.com Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc.
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