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Modeling

A system or device that is modeled.

Modeling is a widely applied technique used to simulate and reproduce the mechanisms of a particular system or device. Analytical models use solvable equations to describe systems while numerical models use some sort of numerical time-stepping procedure. Often a more cost-effective option than either laboratory or field testing of full scale and scale devices, modeling plays a key role in the investigation of marine renewable energy devices’ performance, hydrodynamics, and array effects. Moreover, models are often used to characterize the available wave/tidal energy resource at a particular site or to investigate the potential environmental impacts of devices.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Modeling

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Modeling.

Total: 5936

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Efficient Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Models for Wave Energy Converter Design—A Scoping Study Davidson, J., Costello, R. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Development of a Blended Time-Domain Program for Predicting the Motions of a Wave Energy Structure Wang, H., Somayajula, A., Falzarano, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Simulation of the Power Take-off System for a Heaving Buoy Wave Energy Converter Cao, F., Shi, H., Li, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Power Take Off
Numerical Optimization Study of Archimedes Screw Turbine (AST): A case study Shahverdi, K., Loni, R., Ghobadian, B. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling Performance
Experimental investigation on short-term fatigue damage of slack and hybrid mooring for wave energy converters Xu, S., Soares, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Mooring
A lumped parameter model to explain the cause of the hysteresis in OWC-Wells turbine systems for wave energy conversion Ghisu, T., Cambuli, F., Puddu, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling
WEC CONTROLS – Approaches and Lessons Learned Previsic, M., Karthikeyan, A., Scruggs, J. Report Wave Field Data, Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Control
Layout optimization of an inertial energy harvester for miniature underwater mooring platforms Ding, W., Wang, K., Mao, Z. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Blade design and optimization of a horizontal axis tidal turbine Zhu, F., Ding, L., Huang, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Mining of methane from deposits subaquatic gas hydrates using OTEС Klymenko, V., Denysov, Y., Skrypnyk, O. Conference Paper OTEC Modeling Performance
A Software for Calculating the Economic Aspects of Floating Offshore Renewable Energies Castro-Santos, L., Filgueira-Vizoso, A. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
Non-isentropic study of a closed-circuit oscillating-water-column wave energy converter Benreguig, P., Vicente, M., Crowley, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical analysis and wave tank validation on the optimal design of a two-body wave energy converter Martin, D., Li, X., Chen, C. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Hydrodynamic performance of a floating breakwater as an oscillating-buoy type wave energy converter Zhang, H., Zhou, B., Vogel, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Attenuator Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Minimizing erosive wear through a CFD multi-objective optimization methodology for different operating points of a Francis turbine Aponte, R., Teran, L., Grande, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Wave power extraction by a submerged piezoelectric plate Zheng, S., Greaves, D., Meylan, M. Book Chapter Wave, Attenuator Modeling Performance, Structural
A Physical and Numerical Study of an Interconnected Wave Energy Array Howey, B. Thesis Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Mooring, Performance
Influence of Central Platform on Hydrodynamic Performance of Semi-Submerged Multi-Buoy Wave Energy Converter Hu, Y., Yang, S., He, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Performance Evaluation of a Tidal Current Turbine with Bidirectional Symmetrical Foils Guo, B., Wang, D., Zhou, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Near Trapping Effect on Wave-Power Extraction by Linear Periodic Arrays Ning, D., He, Z., Gou, Y. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Design of Mooring Solutions and Array Systems for Point Absorbing Wave Energy Devices—Methodology and Application Ringsberg, J., Jansson, H., Orgard, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Mooring
Active and Reactive Power Control of Marine Current Turbines with Flywheel Energy Storage System Using Meta-heuristic Technique Yassin, H., Shafei, M. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Evaluation of the overset grid method for control studies of wave energy converters in OpenFOAM numerical wave tanks Windt, C., Davidson, J., Chandar, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Control
Modeling the influence of divalent ions on membrane resistance and electric power in reverse electrodialysis Gomez-Coma, L., Ortiz-Martínez, V., Carmona, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Materials, Performance
Performance and near-wake characterization of a tidal current turbine in elevated levels of free stream turbulence Vinod, A., Banerjee, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Blue energy fuels: converting ocean wave energy to carbon-based liquid fuels via CO2 reduction Leung, S., Fu, H., Zhang, M. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling
Switch-Mode Power Transformer in a Wave-Powered, Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Simmons, J, Van de Ven, J Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling
Evaluation of RANS and SRS methods for simulation of the flow around a circular cylinder in the sub-critical regime Pereira, F., Vaz, G., Eca, L. Journal Article Modeling Hydrodynamics
High-Resolution Regional Wave Hindcast for the U.S. Alaska Coast Yang, Z., Wu, W., Wang, T. Report Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
The Living Bridge Project: Local Flow Conditions at a Tidal Energy Conversion Installations at an Estuarine Bridge Chancey, K., Wosnik, M., Bell, E. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical simulations of surf zone wave dynamics using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Lowe, R., Buckley, M., Altomare, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
OTEC Maximum Net Power Output Using Carnot Cycle and Application to Simplify Heat Exchanger Selection Fontaine, K., Yasunga, T., Ikegami, Y. Journal Article OTEC, Closed-Cycle Modeling Performance, Structural
Investigation on the hydrodynamic scaling effect of an OWC type wave energy device using experiment and CFD simulation Dai, S., Day, S., Yuan, Z. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A DLM immersed boundary method based wave-structure interaction solver for high density ratio multiphase flows Nangia, N., Patankar, N., Bhalla, A. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Mechanism and sensitivity for broadband energy harvesting of an adaptive bistable point absorber wave energy converter Zhang, X., Tian, X., Xiao, L. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Performance
Hydrokinetic energy exploitation under combined river and tidal flow Fouz, D., Carballo, R., Ramos, V. Journal Article Current, Riverine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
A parallel evaluation of the wind and wave energy resources along the Latin American and European coastal environments Rusu, E., Onea, F. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimization of module pressure retarded osmosis membrane for maximum energy extraction Chen, Y., Alanezi, A., Zhou, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Modeling, Full Scale Control, Performance
A viscous vortex lattice method for analysis of cross-flow propellers and turbines Epps, B., Roesler, B., Medvitz, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Unsteady hydrodynamics of a full-scale tidal turbine operating in large wave conditions Scarlett, G., Sellar, B., Bremer, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A fundamental coupling methodology for modeling near-field and far-field wave effects of floating structures and wave energy devices Stratigaki, V., Troch, P., Forehand, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Developing Enhanced Marine Operations (DEMO) in High Flow Tidal Environments NSCC Report Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
A Study of Multi-Component Oscillating-Foil Hydrokinetic Turbines with a GPU-Accelerated Boundary Element Method Koutsogiannakis, P., Filippas, E., Belibassakis, K. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental Validation of Model Predictive Control Applied to the Azura Wave Energy Converter Ling, B., Bosma, B., Brekken, T. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Modelling and optimization of Searaser wave energy converter based hydroelectric power generation for Saint Martin's Island in Bangladesh Shahriar, T., Habib, M., Hasanuzzaman, M. Journal Article Wave, Pressure Differential Modeling Performance
Optimization of dimensions and layout of an array of wave energy converters Lyu, J., Abdelkhalik, O., Gauchia, L. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects
Hydrodynamic performance of an offshore-stationary OWC device with a horizontal bottom plate: Experimental and numerical study Deng, Z., Wang, C., Wang, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimization based higher order sliding mode controller for efficiency improvement of a wave energy converter Suchithra, R., Ezhilsabareesh, K., Samad, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance
Scenario Analysis for Sizing of Micro-Plants of Tidal Currents for Isolated Systems Gomes, T., Saavedra, O., Bezerra, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural
Shape Optimization of a Submerged Pressure Differential Wave Energy Converter for Load Reductions Kelly, M., Alam, M. Conference Paper Wave, Pressure Differential Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
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