Nonlinear hydrodynamic and real fluid effects on wave energy converters

HA Wolgamot, CJ Fitzgerald - … , Part A: Journal of Power and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Ocean wave energy has been of interest since at least the mid-1970s and great advances in
the understanding of the fundamental principles of wave energy extraction and converter …

[图书][B] Numerical modeling of water waves

P Lin - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Modelling large-scale wave fields and their interaction with coastal and offshore structures
has become much more feasible over the last two decades with increases in computer …

Geometrical investigation of a U-shaped oscillating water column wave energy device

D Ning, B Guo, R Wang, T Vyzikas, D Greaves - Applied Ocean Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrodynamic performance of a fixed U-shaped oscillating water column (U-OWC) wave
energy converter is numerically investigated. Based on the time-domain higher-order …

Numerical investigation of the interaction between an inverse T-type fixed/floating breakwater and regular/irregular waves

J Zhan, X Chen, Y Gong, W Hu - Ocean engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical analysis of nonlinear interaction between inverse T-type
free surface breakwater and regular/irregular waves using a zonal hybrid RANS/laminar …

Numerical investigation on the hydrodynamic performance of a land-based OWC system with multi-chamber modules

L Fu, R Wang, D Ning, R Mayon - Applied Ocean Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Modular design of wave energy converters (WECs) can offer a promising scheme to improve
the economic competitiveness of wave energy by reducing the levelized cost of energy. In …

Nonlinear time-domain simulation of a land-based oscillating water column

W Koo, MH Kim - Journal of waterway, port, coastal, and ocean …, 2010 - ascelibrary.org
A two-dimensional time domain, fully nonlinear numerical wave tank (NWT) based on
potential theory, the mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian approach, and the boundary element …

Nonlinear time–domain analysis of motion-restrained pneumatic floating breakwater

W Koo - Ocean Engineering, 2009 - Elsevier
A pneumatic-type floating breakwater is simulated in the time–domain to evaluate wave
blocking and wave energy absorption. For accurate nonlinear time–domain simulation, a …

[图书][B] CFD optimisation of an oscillating water column wave energy converter

M Horko - 2007 - research-repository.uwa.edu.au
Although oscillating water column type wave energy devices are nearing the stage of
commercial exploitation, there is still much to be learnt about many facets of their …

Nonlinear time-domain NWT simulations for two types of a backward bent duct buoy (BBDB) compared with 2D wave-tank experiments

SJ Kim, W Koo, MH Kim - Ocean engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
A fully nonlinear time-domain NWT-simulation tool has been developed with nonlinear
viscous-damping and pneumatic pressure terms. The tool was applied to the performance …

An unsteady 3D Isogeometrical Boundary Element Analysis applied to nonlinear gravity waves

J Maestre, I Cuesta, J Pallares - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper we describe a three-dimensional Isogeometric Analysis based on the Boundary
Element Method (IGA–BEM) in the time domain. We show the capabilities and accuracy of …