Cold water pipe assembly for ocean thermal energy conversion

A cold water pipe assembly, and mechanisms for generating a cold water pipe assembly, are provided. A plurality of mooring lines are secured to a pipe end member. A pipe segment of a plurality of pipe segments is slidably coupled with respect to the mooring lines at a plurality of locations on a pip...

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Hauptverfasser:	Waicukauski James A, Fleischer Corey A, Ascari Matthew B, Gaigler Randy L
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS FOUNDATIONS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PIPES PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER SOIL SHIFTING SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL WEAPONS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	A cold water pipe assembly, and mechanisms for generating a cold water pipe assembly, are provided. A plurality of mooring lines are secured to a pipe end member. A pipe segment of a plurality of pipe segments is slidably coupled with respect to the mooring lines at a plurality of locations on a pipe wall of the pipe segment. The plurality of pipe segments is iteratively extended to form a pipe assembly of a desired length by joining a next pipe segment to a previous pipe segment to extend the pipe assembly, and lowering the pipe end member and the pipe assembly by extending the mooring lines. At least some of the next pipe segments are slidably coupled with respect to the mooring lines at a plurality of locations on a respective pipe wall of the at least some of the next pipe segments.