Numerical modelling of an undulating membrane tidal energy converter

Autor: Martin Träsch, Anaïs Chambon, Astrid Déporte, Jean-Baptiste Drevet, Grégory Germain, Didier Lemosse, Grégory Pinon
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Marine Energy Journal, Vol 3, Iss 3 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2631-5548
DOI: 10.36688/imej.3.119-126
Popis: The undulating membrane tidal energy converter is a device that uses the flutter instabilities occurring from the interaction between a slender body and a fluid flow. A new numerical model has been developed using a 2D corotational finite element method to represent the structure and the unsteady point-vortex method to compute the flow. These methods as well as the interaction process are presented. Trajectory and frequency of the undulating motion, hydrodynamic forces on the structure and velocity field in the wake are presented. Comparison shows a good agreement with experimental results obtained from a 1/20th scale prototype without power take off tested in flume tank.
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