MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641017263 A) filed by Mr. V. Sivakumar; Mr. Yasvanthra Ekambaram; Mr. U. N. Neela Prasad; Mr. G. Rakesh; Dr. E. Ravikumar; and Dr. Muthurajan S, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 16, for 'design and development of marine based thermal energy storage systems.'
Inventor(s) include Mr. V. Sivakumar; Mr. Yasvanthra Ekambaram; Mr. U. N. Neela Prasad; Mr. G. Rakesh; Dr. E. Ravikumar; and Dr. Muthurajan S.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems use ocean thermal gradients to tap renewable energy in the sea. This paper reports the design and development of a prototype of seawater-based TES with the use of phase change materials (PCMs), titanium heat exchangers, modular floating units, and aerogel insulation. The simulations in CFD optimized the flow mechanism, the prototypes were tested in saline tank and offshore experiment off Tamil Nadu with a 92 percent optimization, 85 percent round trip performance and 40 percent increased energy density compared to the conventional methods. Having a levelized cost of 0.045 kWh with full compliance with IMO of using biodegradable materials, the system can have scalable integration of OTEC into coastal grids, overcoming biofouling and fatigue through real-time monitoring to develop blue energy efforts across the world."
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