{"id":316,"date":"2019-03-04T08:49:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T08:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/satreps\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2019-06-12T08:25:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T08:25:46","slug":"facility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/satreps\/projects\/list-of-project\/facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;PROJECT 1&#8243; subhead=&#8221;UTM-UPM OTEC CENTRE &#8211; OCEAN ENERGY R&amp;D FACILITY &#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.18&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;justify&#8221; content_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; content_text_align=&#8221;justify&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; subhead_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; subhead_text_align=&#8221;justify&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#003789&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Project Leader: Prof. Dato&#8217; Ir. Dr. Abu Bakar Jaafar (UTM)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.1&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.1&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|25px|25px|25px|25px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.1&#8243;][et_pb_tabs active_tab_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; inactive_tab_background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.1&#8243; tab_text_color=&#8221;#00208a&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Average Sans||||||||&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;justify&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; tab_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; tab_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|25px|25px|25px|25px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|10px||10px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;PROJECT OVERVIEW&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.1&#8243; body_font=&#8221;Average Sans||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; body_font_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The purpose of this research is to conduct research and development (R&amp;D) of the Hybrid OTEC system technology which is the combination of energy generation and seawater desalination technology in Malaysia,\u00a0based on the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)\u2019s technological element that was cultivated in Saga University and Xenesys Inc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In this initial phase, the proposed project will build a double-storey flexible research building of about 336 square meters with the required land area of 2173 square meters.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif\"><\/span>The proposed design for the initial phase should assume that future expansion could result in building a total of 1000 square meters on this site.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The project will be designed to support collaborative research teams and with infrastructure that can be adapted to accommodate rapidly changing research and its equipment needs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The proposed world-class facilities will attract high caliber researchers, grant and foundation funding and educate the best students.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Research discoveries in the new building will help create a new generation of start-ups, and high tech commercial spin-offs that are important to a diverse and robust future state economy.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The proposed project area will be in the\u00a0Centre of Marine Science Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM-COMAS), Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The proposed site is within a few acres of land allocated by UPM-COMAS to UTM to develop an Ocean Energy R&amp;D Facility, to be named, as UTM-UPM R&amp;D Centre.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">In the experimental equipment, OTEC plus seawater desalination equipment which will be able to produce 3 tons\/day of desalinated water will be installed including the plate type heat-exchanger complete with flasher nozzle structure.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">With this, the various capability of the experiment will be performed to evaluate the suitability of Malaysian seawater towards the Hybrid OTEC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;PROJECT OBJECTIVES&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.1&#8243; body_font=&#8221;Average Sans||||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To design (conceptual and detailed) a demonstration Plant of 3kW Hybrid OTEC System.<\/li>\n<li>To develop the demonstration Plant of 3kW Hybrid OTEC System.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;FLOWCHART OF ACTIVITIES&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/0001-e1560302295329.jpg\" width=\"1447\" height=\"1401\" alt=\"Flowchart Project 1\" class=\"wp-image-3607 aligncenter size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/satreps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/0001-e1560302295329.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/satreps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/0001-e1560302295329-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/satreps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/0001-e1560302295329-768x744.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/satreps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/0001-e1560302295329-1024x991.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dvcai.utm.my\/satreps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/0001-e1560302295329-1080x1046.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1447px) 100vw, 1447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;EXPECTED RESULTS&#8221; 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Thus, this study is aimed to perform research and development together with SAGA University (Japan) and Xenesys Inc. 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