TY - CONF
TI - Development of WEC design loads: A comparison of numerical and experimental approaches
AU - Rosenberg, B
AU - Mundon, T
AU - Coe, R
AU - Quon, E
AU - Chartrand, C
AU - Yu, Y-H
AU - van Rij, J
T2 - 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2019)
C1 - Napoli, Rome
AB - The development of accurate design loads is a critical part of the design of a wave energy converter. In this paper, we evaluate the extreme wave loading on the Triton WEC using a combination of mid-fidelity and high-fidelity numerical modeling tools, complemented by scaled physical model tests. The mid-fidelity approach used is a time-domain model based on linearized potential flow hydrodynamics, whereas the high-fidelity modeling tool is an unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. A 1:30-scale physical model of the Triton WEC was tested at the Oregon State University Large Wave Flume. A comparison will be presented between the design loads predicted by the mid-fidelity model, the CFD model and the physical model tests, and based on this comparison, suggestions for best practices will be offered.
DA - 2019/09//
PY - 2019
SP - 8
UR - https://www.oscillapower.com/publications
LA - English
KW - Wave
KW - Point Absorber
KW - Lab Data
KW - Modeling
KW - Scale Device
KW - Extreme Events
KW - Hydrodynamics
ER -