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Cost Optimization of Mooring Solutions for Large Floating Wave Energy Converters
Energies, 2018 The increasing desire for using renewable energy sources throughout the world has resulted in a considerable amount of research into and development of concepts for wave energy converters. By now, many different concepts exist, but still, the wave energy
Jonas Bjerg Thomsen +3 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021 In the present study, the problems of diffraction and radiation of water waves by a cylindrical heaving wave energy converter (WEC) placed in front of a reflecting V-shaped vertical breakwater are formulated.
Dimitrios N. Konispoliatis +1 more
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Hydrodynamic Research of Marine Structures
Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringHydrodynamics plays a crucial role in the design and analysis of marine structures, as it involves the study of the motion of fluid and its interaction with various types of structures in a marine environment [...]
Dimitrios N. Konispoliatis +1 more
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Programmed Grooming after 30 Years of Study: A Review of Evidence and Future Prospects
AnimalsIn 1992, an evolutionary model for the endogenous regulation of parasite-defense grooming was first proposed for African antelope by Ben and Lynette Hart.
Michael S. Mooring
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 We designed a hybrid system named Mooring Buoys Observation System with Benthic Electro-optical-mechanical Cable (MBOSBC) for long-term seafloor and sea surface multi-parameter ocean observation.
Shaowei Zhang, Chuan Tian, Fenghua Zhou
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Experimental Study on Development of Mooring Simulator for Multi Floating Cranes
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021 In this study, the coupled motion of a mooring system and multifloating cranes were analyzed. For the motion analysis, the combined equations of motions of the mooring line and multifloating cranes were introduced.
Junhyeok Bae +5 more
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An assessment of the capacity and the performance of marine services in South Africa’s ports
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2023 Background: With about 80% of world trade being seaborne, seaports’ capacity, efficiency and associated services are vital to ensure seamless, sustainable global supply chains.
Sphiwe E. Mthembu, Mihalis G. Chasomeris
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 The Loop Current is the main mesoscale feature of the Gulf of Mexico oceanic circulation. With peak velocities above 1.5 m s–1, the Loop Current and its mesoscale eddies are of interest to fisheries, hurricane prediction and of special concern for the ...
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Study of the origin and correction of compass measurement errors in Doppler current meters
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Surface and subsurface currents are two of the Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) defined by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). In situ current measurements can be made by Eulerian methods with instruments on moorings fixed in space.
Marc Le Menn +3 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2017 Mooring of floating wave energy converters is an important topic in renewable research since it highly influences the overall cost of the wave energy converter and thereby the cost of energy.
Jonas Bjerg Thomsen +2 more
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