Numerical modelling of wave run-up heights and loads on multi-degree-of-freedom buoy wave energy converters

Tongshun Yu, Xingyu Chen, Yuying Tang, Junrong Wang, Yuqiao Wang and Shuting Huang

Applied Energy, 2023, vol. 344, issue C, No S0306261923006190

Abstract: With the development of wave energy converters (WECs), multi-degree-of-freedom (multi-DOF) buoy has become popular. The effect of nonlinear phenomena, such as wave run-up and wave impact, on an oscillating buoy WEC, may decrease its efficiency and even lead to overturning, plastic deformation, and fatigue failure. This study used a Fortran code for the custom development of Flow-3D software to apply independent power take-off (PTO) damping to each DOF. A hydrodynamic simulation model of the interaction between a wave and cylindrical buoy under six types of motions was developed and verified through model tests of the motion response of the buoy and wave run-up on it. Wave run-up heights and maximum wave loads on buoys with different motions and PTO combinations were investigated and compared. The numerical results show that coupled motion can lead to a less intense wave field distribution than a single motion and reduce the risk of overtopping. In addition, the bottom pressure of the buoy for the pitch–surge motion increased by a maximum of 101.6 % compared to the initial pressure. For independent linear PTO damping, heave damping has the most significant influence on the maximum wave load on the coupled motion buoys, followed by surge damping, while pitch damping has no significant effect. The results of this study can guide the designing of safe and reliable multi-DOF buoy WECs.

Keywords: Multi-DOF; PTO damping; Wave run-up; Wave load; Oscillating buoy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121255

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