Proposals for Britain's First Wave Energy Power Station

Current problems and the tasks of increasing the reliability of the equipment designs for utilizing the energy of sea waves are described in the article. The requirements for the protection of float and buoy structures from storm impacts by immersing them in undisturbed water layers using rotary engines articulated with a wave power station are formulated. Ways to protect wave converters from storm impacts are proposed.

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A Costal Wave Energy Power Station Equipment

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.986-987.177 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 986-987 ◽

pp. 177-180

Author(s):

Jun Jie Tong

Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Wave Energy ◽

Sea Water ◽

Channel Structure ◽

Coastal Current ◽

Power Station ◽

Flow Area ◽

Energy Characteristics ◽

Dual Channel ◽

Power Generation Equipment

This paper introduced a coastal wave energy power generation and its unique dual channel structure, in which two–way coastal current was transformed into single direction rotation of the impeller. Also according to coastal wave energy characteristics, the paper analyzed relationship between inshore sea water kinetic energy and the wave amplitude away from the coast. In addition, the water velocity and flow area of equipment through power generation equipment are studied.

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DISSIPATION OF WAVE ENERGY IN A SEAWATER OUTFALL CHANNEL

Coastal Engineering Proceedings ◽

10.9753/icce.v18.131 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 1 (18) ◽

pp. 131

Author(s):

K.G. Witthaus ◽

G. De F. Retief ◽

G.K. Prestedge ◽

L.R. Huskins

Keyword(s):

Physical Model ◽

Wave Energy ◽

Cooling Water ◽

Head Loss ◽

Wave Action ◽

Power Station ◽

Energy Dissipator ◽

Rubble Mound

This paper describes the investigation of means of reducing wave action reaching the shoreward end of a power station cooling water outfall channel without resulting in significant head loss to the outflowing water. A variety of conceptual methods of reducing wave action in the outfall channel was examined. A physical model of the outfall was constructed. It was found that a rubble mound wave energy dissipator located in the outfall channel dramatically reduced wave action at the discharge seal pit.

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