Abstract The multi-chamber Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device has recently become
more attractive due to its potential high efficiency. In this paper, the hydrodynamic …

The hydrodynamic performance of a floating cylindrical oscillating water column (OWC)
wave energy converter is investigated experimentally and numerically. The physical …

Multi-functional platform is a promising way to enhance the economic power production from
multiple renewable energy sources. This paper investigates numerically and experimentally …

Highlights•A circular OWC device for wave energy extraction using the CFD method is
simulated.•RANS equations with different turbulence models are used.•The numerical model …

Improvements to the hydrodynamic efficiency of oscillating water columns (OWC) have the
potential to influence commercial OWC adoption. The main goal of this study is to determine …

This paper aims to study the improvement in hydrodynamic efficiency of an OWC device by
dividing a single chamber into multiple chambers. The two-dimensional incompressible …

Abstract Oscillating Water Column (OWC) has been the most successful technology in the
coastal application of wave energy conversion. In the primary energy-conversion stage, the …

The hydrodynamics of an offshore stationary platform consisting of four cylindrical Oscillating
Water Column (OWC) Wave Energy Converters (WECs) are considered in this paper. Based …

In this study, a novel floating dual-chamber backward bent duct buoy oscillating water
column (BBDB-OWC) wave energy converter (WEC) is introduced, featuring a horizontal …

Abstract A comprehensive Computational Fluid Dynamics study of a Dual Chamber Floating
Oscillating Water Column device fixed in space is presented. Firstly, the numerical wave …