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http://hdl.handle.net/10397/55600| Title: | Effects of wave-current interaction on a submerged wave energy converter | Authors: | Wang, L Wu, Y Tang, H |
Keywords: | Numerical wave tank Wave energy converter Wave-current-body interaction |
Issue Date: | 2015 | Publisher: | International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers | Source: | Proceedings of the 25th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2015, 21-26 June 2015, v. 2015-January, p. 869-875 (CD-ROM) How to cite? | Abstract: | In this study, the effects of wave-current interaction on a submerged cylindrical wave energy converter (WEC) are investigated using a two-dimensional, fully nonlinear numerical wave tank (NWT). The present NWT is first validated through simulating a wave-current interaction problem. It is then applied to study the performance of a submerged cylindrical WEC that is experiencing both waves and currents. To distinguish the effect of currents, the performance of the same WEC in pure waves is also evaluated as a benchmark. Both the effects of wave steepness and the speed of steady current on the efficiency of the WEC are investigated. It is found that the wave steepness has a slight influence while the speed of steady current can affect the efficiency substantially. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10397/55600 | ISBN: | 9781880653890 | ISSN: | 1098-6189 |
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