Assessing the size of a twin-cylinder wave energy converter designed for real sea-states
| Autor: | Raphael Stuhlmeier, Dali Xu, Michael Stiassnie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Engineering
Environmental Engineering business.industry 020209 energy Acoustics Pierson–Moskowitz spectrum Ocean Engineering 02 engineering and technology Structural engineering Converters 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas Power (physics) Damper 0103 physical sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Cylinder Surge business Energy (signal processing) Dimensionless quantity |
| Zdroj: | Ocean Engineering. 147:243-255 |
| ISSN: | 0029-8018 |
| Popis: | We discuss the hydrodynamics of a wave energy converter consisting of two vertically floating, coaxial cylinders connected by dampers and allowed to heave, surge and pitch. This design, viable in deep water and able to extract energy independent of the incident wave direction, is examined for monochromatic waves as well as broad-banded seas described by a Pierson Moskowitz spectrum. Several possible device sizes are considered, and their performance is investigated for a design spectrum, as well as for more severe sea states, with a view towards survivability of the converters. In terms of device motions and captured power, a quantitative assessment of converter design as it relates to survival and operation is provided. Most results are given in dimensionless form to allow for a wide range of applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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