Absorber design in sour natural gas treatment plants: Impact of process variables on operation and economics = Absorberentwurf für Anlagen zur Behandlung von sauren Erdgasen: Einfluss Prozessparameter auf Betriebsführung und Prozesswirtschaftlichkeit [PDF]
, 1985 Two models of absorber have been developed which describe the absorption of H2S and CO2 from natural gases by aqueous di-isopropanolamine (DIPA) or methyl-di-ethanolamine (MDEA) solutions. In these models mass transfer, reaction and equilibrium processes
Blauwhoff, P.M.M. +3 more
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An Investigation into Power from Pitch-Surge Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converters. [PDF]
, 2007 There is a worldwide opportunity for clean renewable power. The results from the UK Government's "Marine Energy Challenge" showed that marine energy has the potential to become competitive with other forms of energy.
Aggidis, George A., Chaplin, R. V.
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Nonlinear Modeling and Verification of a Heaving Point Absorber for Wave Energy Conversion [PDF]
, 2017 Although the heaving Point Absorber (PA) concept is well known in wave energy conversion research, few studies focus on appropriate modelling of non-linear fluid viscous and mechanical friction dynamics.
Gilbert, James +4 more
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Modelling a Heaving Point-Absorber with a Closed-Loop Control System Using the DualSPHysics Code
Energies, 2021 The present work addresses the need for an efficient, versatile, accurate and open-source numerical tool to be used during the design stage of wave energy converters (WECs). The device considered here is the heaving point-absorber developed and tested by
Pablo Ropero-Giralda +6 more
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Advanced Electromagnetics, 2018 A novel dual-band wide-angle ultra-thin absorber composed of dual closed-concentric ten-point stars with polarization independence is presented in this article. The ten-point stars formed resonators are engraved on low cost FR4 substrate. The EM absorber
K. P. Kaur, T. Upadhyaya
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Surface wave control for large arrays of microwave kinetic inductance detectors [PDF]
, 2017 Large ultra-sensitive detector arrays are needed for present and future observatories for far infra-red, submillimeter wave (THz), and millimeter wave astronomy.
Baryshev, Andrey M. +10 more
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Nonlinear Model Reduction by Moment-Matching for a Point Absorber Wave Energy Conversion System
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 This paper presents a data-driven model reduction by moment-matching approach to construct control-oriented models for a point absorber device. The methodology chosen and developed generates models which are input-to-state linear, with any nonlinear ...
G. Papini +4 more
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On the Optimization of Point Absorber Buoys
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2014 A point absorbing wave energy converter (WEC) is a complicated dynamical system. A semi-submerged buoy drives a power take-off device (PTO), which acts as a linear or non-linear damper of the WEC system.
Linnea Sjökvist +5 more
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Numerical Investigation of the Scaling Effects for a Point Absorber
Water, 2022 In order to design and evaluate the behaviour of a numerically optimised wave energy converter (WEC), a recommended procedure is to initially study small scale models in controlled laboratory conditions and then progress further up until the full-scale ...
Fabián G. Pierart +4 more
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Optimization of energy‐capture performance of point‐absorber wave energy converter
International Journal of Energy Research, 2022 An optimization process is proposed for improving the energy‐harvesting efficiency of the point‐absorber wave energy converter (WEC) and thus enhancing the utilization of wave energy resources. The multidisciplinary design optimization integration system
Baocheng Zhang +5 more
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