Use of ammonia as the OTEC working fluid

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Anhydrous Ammonia liquid compressed to 20 Bar, heated from -33 C to 22 C, flow rate 2 tonnes per second, evaporated in boiler at 22C what could power extracted from turbine be? (outlet 1 Bar pressure)
Anhydrous Ammonia liquid compressed to 20 Bar, heated from -33 C to 22 C, flow rate 2 tonnes per second, evaporated in boiler at 22C what could power extracted from turbine be? (outlet 1 Bar pressure)
 
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Is this homework?

Biodelta said:
(outlet 1 Bar pressure)
That sounds like an open cycle system, where ammonia is released to the atmosphere after going through the turbine. That would surprise me. Is that correct?
 
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I'd like to know how to get -33 C anything in an OTEC system.

And another vote for what sounds like a partially communicated homework problem.