CLOSED-CYCLE DIESEL ENGINES AS UNDERWATER POWER GENERATORS

The intervention by man in the deeper waters of the world has, as a fundamental requirement, the availability of suitable power sources. The utilization of conventional power generation and distribution systems is either completely impractical or hedged by operational constraints. There has therefore been substantial research, in recent decades, aimed at producing alternative subsea power sources. The three most promising areas of activity are Stirling engines, fuel cells, and closed-circuit "airless" engines that are based on diesel technology. The purpose of this paper is to review one particular research and development program undertaken at Newcastle University, in the UK, on closed-cycle diesel engines. The paper concentrates on the most recent laboratory-based developments associated with what has come to be colloquially called the "Argo diesel" cycle.

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  • Transactions paper
• Authors:
  • Fowler, A
• Publication Date: 1990-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • North East Coast Institution of Engineers & Shipbuilders Transactions
  • Volume: 106
  • Issue Number: No.2
  • ISSN: 0029-280X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Electric power supply; Engine cycle; Underwater construction; Underwater structures
• Old TRIS Terms: Argo diesel cycle; Closed cycles
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00659996
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM