For the research and development (R&D) of wave energy converters (WECs), numerical
wave tanks (NWTs) provide an excellent numerical tool, enabling a cost-effective testbed for …

The impacts of climate change, especially sea-level rise, are an increasing threat to the
world's coastal regions. Following recommendations made by the United Nations about the …

Wave loading on marine structures is the major external force to be considered in the design
of such structures. The accurate prediction of the nonlinear high-order components of the …

In order to increase the overall power production efficiency of wave energy technology in the
face of sea state variability, the presence of the control is mandatory. A model of the system …

A numerical wave tank (NWT) can be a useful tool for wave energy experiments. This paper
outlines the implementation of a NWT using the open-source computational fluid dynamics …

The performance of coastal vertical seawalls in extreme weather events is studied
numerically, aiming to provide guidance in designing and reassessing coastal structures …

Hydrodynamic models are important for the design, simulation and control of wave energy
converters (WECs). Linear hydrodynamic models have formed the basis for this and have …

Survivability assessment is the complexity compromising Wave energy development. The
present study develops a hybrid model aiming to reduce computational power while …

This article presents an optimized setup for a numerical wave/current facility that allows for
fast and efficient generation and absorption of random directional waves, in the presence of …

One of the major challenges facing modern industrialized countries is the provision of
energy: traditional sources, mainly based on fossil fuels, are not only growing scarcer and …