Renewable Hydrogen Production Using Sailing Ships

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作者
Platzer, Max F. [1 ]
Sarigul-Klijn, Nesrin [1 ]
Young, J. [2 ]
Ashraf, M. A. [2 ]
Lai, J. C. S. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Innovat Power Generat Syst iPGS, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[2] Univ New S Wales, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
来源
JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME | 2014年 / 136卷 / 02期
关键词
WIND;
D O I
10.1115/1.4026200
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
Vast ocean areas of planet Earth are exposed year-round to strong wind currents. We suggest that this untapped ocean wind power be exploited by the use of sailing ships. The availability of constantly updated meteorological information makes it possible to operate the ships in ocean areas with optimum wind power so that the propulsive ship power can be converted into electric power by means of ship-mounted hydro-power generators. Their electric power output then is fed into ship-mounted electrolyzers to convert sea water into hydrogen and oxygen. In this paper, we estimate the ship size, sail area, and generator size to produce a 1.5 MW electrical power output. We describe a new oscillating-wing hydro-power generator and present results of model tests obtained in a towing tank. Navier-Stokes computations are presented to provide an estimate of the power extraction efficiency and drag coefficient of such a generator which depends on a range of parameters such as foil maximum pitch angles, plunge amplitude, phase between pitch and plunge and load. Also, we present a discussion of the feasibility of sea water electrolysis and of the reconversion of hydrogen and oxygen into electricity by means of shore-based hydrogen-oxygen power plants.
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