Comparison of the Experimental and Numerical Results of Modelling a 32-Oscillating Water Column (OWC), V-Shaped Floating Wave Energy Converter

Thomas Kelly, Thomas Dooley, John Campbell and John V. Ringwood
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Thomas Kelly: Center for Ocean Energy Research, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Thomas Dooley: Centre for Renewable Energy at Dundalk IT, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin Rd., Dundalk, Ireland
John Campbell: Wave Energy Ireland, Unit F1 Nutgrove Office Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, Ireland
John V. Ringwood: Center for Ocean Energy Research, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Energies, 2013, vol. 6, issue 8, 1-33

Abstract: Combining offshore wind and wave energy converting apparatuses presents a number of potentially advantageous synergies. To facilitate the development of a proposed floating platform combining these two technologies, proof of concept scale model testing on the wave energy converting component of this platform has been conducted. The wave energy component is based on the well-established concept of the oscillating water column. A numerical model of this component has been developed in the frequency domain, and the work presented here concerns the results of this modelling and testing. The results of both are compared to assess the validity and usefulness of the numerical model.

Keywords: wave energy; oscillating water column; tank testing; modelling; passive control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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