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Numerical analysis of the influence of design parameters on the efficiency of an OWC axial impulse turbine for wave energy conversion [PDF]
, 2019 Oscillating water column (OWC) axial impulse turbines permit the conversion of wave energy into electrical power. Unlike other hydropower units with a mature and well established technology, such turbines have been recently developed, there are still few
Luo, Yongyao +2 more
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Energies, 2021 A numerical study was performed to investigate the applicability of the linear decomposition method for the hydrodynamic energy conversion of an oscillating-water-column type wave energy converter (OWC-WEC).
Jeong-Seok Kim +4 more
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, 2013 The WaveGyro – A new Concept for Ocean Wave Energy Capture (Master Thesis by Gebhard Waizmann, University of Southampton 22.09.2011) Abstract Climate change, environmental pollution and the proceeding resource depletion give awareness of the ...
Waizmann, Gebhard
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Oscillating Water Column Geometrical Factors and System Performance: A Review
IEEE Access, 2022 Ocean waves that impact along the coast are among the most promising renewable energy sources that can be extracted from the environment. The ocean’s energy can be extracted by a few methods and converted from kinetic energy into electrical energy
Dzul Hafez Yacob +4 more
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An innovative approach for energy generation from waves [PDF]
, 2010 Sustainable energy generation is becoming increasingly important due to the expected limitations in current energy resources and to reduce pollution. Wave energy generation has seen significant development in recent years.
A. Al-Habaibeh +4 more
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The influence of scale on the air flow and pressure in the modelling of Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters [PDF]
, 2017 In this work, air compressibilty effects are investigated during wave interaction with an Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Wave Energy Converter (WEC). Mathematical modelling includes a thermodynamic equation for the air phase and potential flow equations ...
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Thermodynamics of an OWC containing real gas [PDF]
, 2017 Oscillating Water Column (OWC) devices are usually modelled as simple systems containing ideal, dry air. However, high humidity levels are likely to occur in a prototype device open to the sea, particularly in warm climates such as prevail in the lower ...
Borthwick, Alistair +3 more
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Energies, 2022 Presently, among the global ocean energy technologies, the most conventional one is the wave energy power generation device based on the oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter.
Zhaozhi Wang, Shemeng Wu, Kai-Hung Lu
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Experimental Measurement of Wave Field Variations around Wave Energy Converter Arrays [PDF]
, 2017 Wave energy converters (WECs) inherently extract energy from incident waves. For wave energy to become a significant power provider in the future, large farms of WECs will be required.
Elsäßer, Björn +2 more
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Experimental Investigation of Wave Loads on U-OWC Breakwater
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 A small-scale field experiment was conducted on a U-OWC incorporated into a caisson breakwater at the NOEL laboratory of Reggio Calabria (Italy). The U-Oscillating Water Column (U-OWC) or REWEC (REsonant Wave Energy Converter) is a device belonging to ...
Alessandra Romolo +4 more
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