FIELD EXPERIMENTS OF A WAVE POWER CONVERTER WITH CAISSON BREAKWATER

The interactions between waves and the pendulum wave power converter were simulated, considering Navier-Stokes (N-S) equations as governing equations of the fluid, using the k-ε turbulence model and finite element software ADINA. The setting wave-generating boundary method and viscosity damping region method were developed in the numerical wave tank. Nodal velocities were applied on each layer of the inflow boundary in the setting wave-generating boundary method. The viscosity of the fluid in the damping region was obtained artificially in the viscosity damping region method, and the energy in the fluid was decreased by the viscosity in governing equations. The physical model tests were simulated with the fluid-structure interaction (FSI) numerical model. The numerical results were compared with the experimental data, and then the results were discussed. A reference method is advanced to design the pendulum wave power converter. The method to solve the complex FSI problems is explored.

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Design and Research of Point Absorber Wave Power Converter

2018 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA) ◽

10.1109/icma.2018.8484712 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Chunjie Wang ◽

Lin Qi ◽

Peng Chen ◽

Lin Cui ◽

Yunqi Duan

Keyword(s):

Power Converter ◽

Wave Power ◽

Point Absorber

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Results of field experiment of a wave power extracting caisson breakwater

PROCEEDINGS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE OCEAN ◽

10.2208/prooe.7.143 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 143-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yoshimi Goda ◽

Hiroaki Nakada ◽

Hideaki Ohneda ◽

Masaru Suzuki ◽

Shigeo Takahashi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Field Experiment ◽

Wave Power ◽

Caisson Breakwater

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Study on Performance of Pendular Wave Power Converter Attached to Detached Breakwater of Pillar Type

PROCEEDINGS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE OCEAN ◽

10.2208/prooe.11.271 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

pp. 271-275

Author(s):

Kakuya Hasegawa ◽

Hideo Kondo ◽

Hiroshi Umeda ◽

Hitoshi Nishimaki

Keyword(s):

Power Converter ◽

Wave Power

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Design synthesis of oscillating water column wave energy converters: Performance matching

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy ◽

10.1243/0957650981537375 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 211 (6) ◽

pp. 489-505 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

R Curran ◽

T P Stewart ◽

T J T Whittaker

Keyword(s):

Water Column ◽

Limited Range ◽

Power Converter ◽

Analytical Models ◽

Wave Power ◽

Oscillating Water Column ◽

Wells Turbine ◽

Design Synthesis ◽

Wave Energy Converters ◽

Pneumatic Power

The matching of a Wells air turbine to an oscillating water column (OWC) is addressed, with particular reference to design synthesis at the Islay prototype wave power converter. The level of damping applied by the turbine must optimize the hydraulic performance of the OWC in order to facilitate efficient conversion from wave power to pneumatic power. Furthermore, a Wells turbine is only able to convert pneumatic power to mechanical power over a limited range of flow coefficients. Therefore, the efficient operational range of the turbine must extend over a sufficient and optimal proportion of the range of flow coefficients generated by the OWC. Suitable analytical models that describe the behaviour of the system are presented and subsequently the wave conditions and conversion performance at the Islay plant are outlined in order to exemplify the design synthesis to be achieved.

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Utilization Study On Wave Power Extracting Caisson Breakwater

PROCEEDINGS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE OCEAN ◽

10.2208/prooe.12.201 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

pp. 201-206

Author(s):

Mitutaka Otu ◽

Atuhiro Tadokoro ◽

Shigeo Takahashi ◽

Kyohiko Kizima ◽

Toshinao Anzai

Keyword(s):

Wave Power ◽

Caisson Breakwater

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Far-field theory of wave power capture by oscillating systems

Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences ◽

10.1098/rsta.2011.0275 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 370 (1959) ◽

pp. 278-287 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

F. J. M. Farley

Keyword(s):

Field Theory ◽

Power Converter ◽

Wave Power ◽

Far Field ◽

Polar Diagram ◽

Oscillating Systems ◽

Power Capture ◽

The Waves

A new derivation is given of an equation, relating the capture width of a wave power converter to the polar diagram of the waves generated by the device. The pattern of waves in the lee of the device is calculated in detail.

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