论文信息 - Submarine hydro-electro-osmotic power plants for an efficient exploitation of salinity gradients

Submarine hydro-electro-osmotic power plants for an efficient exploitation of salinity gradients

An energy-conversion scheme, which allows efficient exploitation of salinity gradients, is proposed. This is a submarine hydro-electro-osmotic power plant in which fresh surface water is conveyed through a penstock to a submerged hydraulic turbine for the generation of electric power. The water leaves the turbine outlet depressurized and finally diffuses out in the sea, by osmosis, through a semipermeable barrier.

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