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Arsène d’Arsonval

French physician and physicist

Also known as: Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval, Jacques-Arsìne d’Arsonval

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proposal of ocean thermal energy conversion

In ocean thermal energy conversion
…the French engineer Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval. His idea called for a closed-cycle system, a design that has been adapted for most present-day OTEC pilot plants. Such a system employs a secondary working fluid (a refrigerant) such as ammonia. Heat transferred from the warm surface ocean water causes the working fluid…
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