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🧪 Energy Advanced Ocean Thermal Simulation

Closed-cycle OTEC ammonia-Rankine simulator: tune surface temperature, cold-water-pipe depth and diameter, and warm-water flow to see how the thermocline drives Carnot-limited efficiency against cold-water-pipe friction losses, and find the net-power sweet spot.

Energy & Thermodynamics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted💧 Water

This simulator models a closed-cycle ammonia-Rankine OTEC plant end to end: the thermocline sets the surface-to-deep temperature difference that caps efficiency at the Carnot limit, while the cold-water pipe that reaches that deep water is itself a parasitic load. Tune surface temperature, cold-water-pipe depth and diameter, and warm-water flow rate to watch Carnot-limited efficiency, gross turbine power, cold-water-pipe pumping loss and net electric power update live in a 3D platform-and-pipe scene, and find the depth/diameter combination that actually maximizes delivered power rather than just chasing colder water.

⚙ Under the hood

This simulation demonstrates the principles of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), a technology that utilizes temperature differences in seawater to generate power. It explores how heat gradients between surface and deep ocean water can be harnessed as a renewable energy source. The simulation likely visualizes the thermodynamic cycle involved.

Ocean ThermalHeat Exchange

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install