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PLANT LOCATION Land based - Favoured locations : narrow shelves (volcanic islands), steep (15-20 deg) offshore slopes, and relatively smooth sea floors. Shelf mounted - OTEC plants can be mounted to the continental shelf at depths up to 100 meters. A shelf-mounted plant could be built in a shipyard, towed to the site, and fixed to the sea bottom. Off shore floating plants MAIN COMPONENTS OF AN OTEC SYSTEM Evaporators Condensers Cold-water pipe Turbines HEAT EXCHANGERS Shell and tube design can be enhanced by using fluted tubes: the working fluid flows into the grooves and over the crest