Open Cycle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019625",
  "term": "Open Cycle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "These systems use the tropical oceans' warm surface water to make electricity. When warm seawater is placed in a low-pressure container, it boils. The expanding steam drives a low-pressure turbine attached to an electrical generator. The steam, which has left its salt behind in the low-pressure container, is almost pure fresh water. It is condensed back into a liquid by exposure to cold temperatures from deep-ocean wate.[",
  "references": [
    "DOE Water Power Technologies Office Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/open-cycle/"
}