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Generating Electricity at Ocean-Air Interface. Ari Morse and Cody Nabong. Procedure. Calibrate thermocouples. Verify online temperatures. Calculate average temperature difference. Choose example Peltier unit. Calculate # Peltier units, cost, and space required.
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Generating Electricity at Ocean-Air Interface Ari Morse and Cody Nabong
Procedure • Calibrate thermocouples. • Verify online temperatures. • Calculate average temperature difference. • Choose example Peltier unit. • Calculate # Peltier units, cost, and space required. • Compared to same values for geysers and hydrothermal vents.
Thermocouple Calibration and Example Peltier Unit • V = 4 x 10-5(T) - 3x10-5 Volts • 127 thermocouples / unit • $8.50 / unit • 30mm x 30mm planar area required / unit _ + x ~16
Ocean Temperature differences • Average yearly temperature difference of 10.9 C for Charles river. • DC voltage output for 1 TC= 4.05 x 10-4 Volts • # Peltier units needed to provide 12V = 233.3 • Cost = $1983.31 • Area required = .21 m2 = 2.26 ft2 http://www.katheckenbach.com/2012/11/not-yet-ocean.html
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Geysers • Temperature difference of 138 C for Old Faithful and very cold air. • DC voltage output for 1 TC= 5.49 x 10-3 Volts • # Peltier units needed to provide 12V = 17.2 • Cost = $146.29 • Area required = .17 ft2 http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo63324.htm
Vents • The thermocouple we calibrated has a maximum temperature of 350o C. • The water exiting ocean vents can exceed this, and the surrounding ocean water is 2o C • DC voltage output for 1 TC= 1.39 x 10-2 Volts • # Peltier units needed to provide 12V = 6.8 • Cost = $57.82 • Area required = .07 ft2 http://faculty.cascadia.edu/jvanleer/astro%20sum01/Hyrothremal%20Vent%20Final/hydrothermal_vents.htm