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How many essentially infinite heat reservoirs are present in tropical waters?(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4This question was posed to me in unit test.My question is taken from Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion topic in chapter Ocean Energy & Geothermal Energy of Energy Engineering

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The correct option is (B) 2

The best explanation: In TROPICAL waters, there are TWO essentially infinite heat reservoirs, a heat source at the surface at about 27^oC and heat sink some 1 Km directly below, at about 4^oC, both reservoirs are maintained by solar INCIDENCE.



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