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Materials

The substance from which a device is made.

Materials refer to the substances used to create devices, substructures, moorings, coatings, export cables, and more. The availability of reliable, high-performance, and affordable materials for marine renewable energy applications will certainly affect the industry’s progress towards commercialization. Some materials may be borrowed from similar industries, such as using anti-fouling paints from the maritime industry. However, the marine renewable energy industry has some unique applications and constraints that require new materials to address specific structural and performance needs.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Materials

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 Materials.

Total: 471

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Material and structural testing to improve composite tidal turbine blade reliability Davies, P., Dumergue, N., Arhant, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
Application of ply-by-ply fatigue analysis methodology in the design of a full-scale tidal turbine blade Paboeuf, S., Mouton, L., Tomy, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Materials
Modeling and Numerical Simulation of a Buoyancy Controlled Ocean Current Turbine Hasankhani, A., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Materials, Mooring, Performance
Supporting the transition from grid-scale to emerging market wave energy converter design and assessment Trueworthy, A., Roach, A., Maurer, B. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Grid Integration, Materials, Performance
A Novel Design for Fixed Type Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Convertor for Indian Scenario Majumdar, D., Saha, G., Narasimalu, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials
Surface manufacturing quality assessment of a 1-MW tidal turbine blade using 3D laser scanning technique Jiang, Y., Finnegan, W., Allen, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Distributed embedded energy converters for ocean wave energy harvesting: enabling a domain of transformative flexible technologies Boren, B. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Materials, Power Take Off
Review—Technologies and Materials for Water Salinity Gradient Energy Harvesting Han, X-W., Zhang, W-B., Ma, X-J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Materials
Biofouling and Corrosion Defense on Wave Energy Converters Lindén, J. , Andersson, K., Pinori, E. Journal Article Wave Materials
A numerical structural analysis of ducted, high-solidity, fibre-composite tidal turbine rotor configurations in real flow conditions Borg, M., Xiao, Q., Allsop, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Structural
Small-scale hydrokinetic turbines for remote community electrification Tan, K., Kirke, B., Anyi, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Materials, Performance
Parametric study and optimization of a two-body wave energy converter Bao, X., Xiao, W., Li, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Materials, Mooring, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Hydrodynamic Efficiency Analysis of a Flexible Hydrofoil Oscillating in a Moderate Reynolds Number Fluid Flow Brousseau, P., Benaouicha, M., Guillou, S. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Design and Analysis of a Mooring System for a Wave Energy Converter Depalo, F., Wang, S., Xu, S. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center Materials, Mooring, Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Multibody Wave Energy Converter in Regular Waves Poguluri, S., Kim, D., Bae, Y. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance
Latching control of a raft-type wave energy converter with a hydraulic power take-off system Liu, C., Hu, M., Zhao, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Control, Materials, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Influence of platform design and power take-off characteristics on the performance of the E-Motions wave energy converter Clemente, D., Rosa-Santos, P., Taveira-Pinto, F. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
A comprehensive review of nonlinear oscillators in hydrokinetic energy harnessing using flow-induced vibrations Lv, Y., Sun, L., Bernitsas, M. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Modal analysis of composite nozzle for an optimal design of a tidal current turbine Laaouidi, H., Tarfaoui, M., Nachtane, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Research on hydrodynamic characteristics of horizontal axis tidal turbine with rotation and pitching motion under free surface condition Wang, S., Li, C., Xie, Y. Journal Article Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Preliminary parametric study of a tidal energy device using an open-source CFD tool Pilechi, A., Ferguson, S., Ghodoosipour, B. Conference Paper Tidal Modeling, Test Center Control, Materials, Performance, Structural
Efficiency Properties of a Wave Energy Converter Placed in Front of a Vertical Breakwater Konispoliatis, D., Mavrakos, A., Mavrakos, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Current Status and Possible Future Applications of Marine Current Energy Devices in Malaysia: A Review Kai, L., Sarip, S., Kaidi, H. Journal Article Current Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Sea-trial verification of a novel system for monitoring biofouling and testing anti-fouling coatings in highly energetic environments targeted by the marine renewable energy industry Want, A., Bell, M., Harris, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Test Center Materials
Synergy analysis for ion selectivity in nanofluidic salinity gradient energy harvesting Long, R., Li, M., Chen, X. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Modeling Materials, Performance
Effects of mooring systems on dynamic response of wave energy converter Lian, Y., Zhang, B., Zheng, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Performance, Power Take Off
Experimental analysis of wind thrust effects on the performance of a wave energy converter array adapted to a floating offshore platform Kamarlouei, M., Gaspar, J., Hallak, T. Book Chapter Wave Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Mooring, Performance, Structural
Dynamic analysis of submerged TLP wind turbine combined with heaving wave energy converter Rony, J., Karmakar, D., Soares, C. Book Chapter Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Effects of annealing and hardening on steel against bio-corrosion resistance Pratikno, H., Titah, H. Conference Paper Materials
3D printing: rapid manufacturing of a new small-scale tidal turbine blade Rouway, M., Nachtane, M., Tarfaoui, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Materials
Free-Standing Covalent Organic Framework Membrane for High-Efficiency Salinity Gradient Energy Conversion Hou, S., Ji, W., Chen, J. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Lab Data Materials, Performance
Feasibility study of a hybrid grid-tied photovoltaic-wave system on the shores of Persian Gulf Saheli, M., Lari, K., Salehi, G. Journal Article Wave Modeling Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices, Materials, Structural
Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Hybrid Biophysical Approach to Wave Energy Extraction: Bio-Oscillator Hildebrand, T., Fischer, C., Relano, V. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Mooring, Structural
Nanofluidics for osmotic energy conversion Zhang, Z., Wen, L., Jiang, L. Journal Article Salinity Gradient, Reverse Electrodialysis Materials
SIM Book of Abstracts Carvalho, H., Correia, J., Montenegro, P. Conference Paper Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Kapperman, A., Rodriguez, B., Daniels, A. Presentation Wave Modeling, Scale Device Materials, Performance
Evaluation of the energy demands for a floating O&M-hub Wittmann, F., Schmitt, C., Adam, F. Journal Article Wave Modeling Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices, Materials, Structural, Substructure
Energy absorption characteristics in hybrid composite materials for marine applications under impact loading: Case of tidal current turbine Laaouidi, H., Tarafaoui, M., Nachtane, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials, Structural
Erosion mapping of through-thickness toughened powder epoxy gradient glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) plates for tidal turbine blades Hassan, E., Zekos, I., Jannson, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Recovered Energy from Salinity Gradients Utilizing Various Poly(Acrylic Acid)-Based Hydrogels Bui, T., Cao, V., Wang, W. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials, Performance
Fatigue damage analysis of GFRP composites using digital image correlation Gonabadi, H., Oila, A., Yadav, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Optimizing Electrodeposited Manganese Oxide at Carbon Cloth Electrodes for Harvesting Salinity-Gradient Energy Fortunato, J., Sassin, M., Chervin, C. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Lab Data Materials, Performance
Investigation on energy efficiency of rolling triboelectric nanogenerator using cylinder-cylindrical shell dynamic model Gao, W., Shao, J., Sagoe-Crentsil, K. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Leveraging the Advantages of Additive Manufacturing to Produce Advanced Hybrid Composite Structures for Marine Energy Systems Murdy, P., Dolson, J., Miller, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Shadow enhanced self-charging power system for wave and solar energy harvesting from the ocean Zhang, Q., Liang, Q., Nandakumar, K, Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Materials
Nanopore-Based Power Generation from Salinity Gradient: Why It Is Not Viable Wang, L., Wang, Z., Patel, S. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Modeling Materials, Performance
A RANS-VoF Numerical Model to Analyze the Output Power of An OWC-WEC Equipped with Wells and Impulse Turbines in A Hypothetical Sea-State Teixeira, P., Gonçalves, R., Didier, E. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Charged porous asymmetric membrane for enhancing salinity gradient energy conversion Hou, S., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Z. Journal Article Salinity Gradient Materials
Experimental and numerical failure analysis of horizontal axis water turbine carbon fiber-reinforced composite blade Fal, M., Chandrashekhara, K., Abutunis, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Materials
Techno-economic efficiencies and environmental criteria of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion closed Rankine cycle using different working fluids Samsuri, N., Sazali, N., Jamaludin, A. Journal Article OTEC Materials
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