A cold water pipe assembly, and mechanisms for generating a cold water pipe assembly, are provided. A plurality of mooring lines are secured to a pipe end member. A pipe segment of a plurality of pipe segments is slidably coupled with respect to the mooring lines at a plurality of locations on a pipe wall of the pipe segment. The plurality of pipe segments is iteratively extended to form a pipe assembly of a desired length by joining a next pipe segment to a previous pipe segment to extend the pipe assembly, and lowering the pipe end member and the pipe assembly by extending the mooring lines. At least some of the next pipe segments are slidably coupled with respect to the mooring lines at a plurality of locations on a respective pipe wall of the at least some of the next pipe segments.


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    Title :

    COLD WATER PIPE ASSEMBLY FOR OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION


    Additional title:

    KALTWASSERLEITUNGSANORDNUNG ZUR UMWANDLUNG VON MEERESWÄRMEENERGIE
    ENSEMBLE FORMANT UNE TUYAUTERIE D'EAU FROIDE À DES FINS DE CONVERSION DE L'ÉNERGIE THERMIQUE DES OCÉANS


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    Publication date :

    2019-08-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F16L PIPES , Rohre / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / F03G Feder-, Gewichts-, Trägheits- oder ähnliche Kraftmaschinen , SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA, OR LIKE MOTORS



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