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Mooring

Cables and anchors that hold a device in place.

A device’s mooring system typically consists of the cables and anchors used to hold the device in place, either floating along the surface or submerged within the water column. The function and type of mooring system is typically determined by a number of factors, including cost, site characteristics, and expected load. There are many similarities in the materials used in and the structural design of mooring systems used in the oil and gas, floating offshore wind energy, and marine renewable energy industries. Mooring chains or synthetic ropes may be anchored to the seafloor using suction anchors, driven piles, or gravity foundations.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Mooring

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 Mooring.

Total: 427

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Analysis of Wave Drift Forces on a Floating Wave Energy Converter Fonseca, N., Pascoal, R., Marinho, J. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
Consideration of the cost implications for mooring MEC devices Johanning, L., Smith, G. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Mooring
Design Synthesis of a Wave Energy Converter Beatty, S., Hiles, C., Nicoll, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Mooring, Structural
Development and In-Sea Performance Testing of a Single Point Mooring Supported Contra-Rotating Tidal Turbine Clarke, J., Grant, A., Connor, G. Conference Paper Current, Kite Field Data, Lab Data Mooring
Hydrodynamics of Multiple Floating Point-Absorber Wave Energy Systems With Inter-Body and Bottom Slack-Mooring Connections Vicente, P., de O. Falcao, A., Gato, L. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Array Effects, Mooring, Power Take Off
A modelling methodology for multi-body systems with application to wave-energy devices Cathain, M., Leira, B., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of a Novel Wave Energy Converter Rhinefrank, K., Schacher, A., Prudell, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring, Performance
Improved measurement technologies for floating wave energy converter (WEC) mooring arrangements Johanning, L., Smith, G. Journal Article Wave Lab Data Mooring
Station Keeping Study for WEC Devices Including Compliant Chain, Compliant Hybrid and Taut Arrangement Johanning, L., Smith, G. Conference Paper Wave Field Data Mooring
Developments, expectations of wave energy converters and mooring anchors in the UK Ming, H., Aggidis, G. Journal Article Wave Mooring
Including moorings in the assessment of a generic offshore wave energy converter: A frequency domain approach Fitzgerald, J., Bergdahl, L. Journal Article Wave Modeling Mooring
Measurements of static and dynamic mooring line damping and their importance for floating WEC devices Johanning, L., Smith, G., Wolfram, J. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Value and Validation of Small Scale Physical Model Tests of Floating Wave Energy Converters Forestier, J-M., Holmes, B., Barrett, S. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling Mooring
Development of a floating tidal energy system suitable for use in shallow water Turnock, S., Muller, G., Nicholls-Lee, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Mooring
Wave energy resource in the North Sea Beels, C., Henriques, J., Rouck, J. Conference Paper Wave Field Data, Modeling Mooring
Modelling of Multibody Marine Systems with Application to Wave-Energy Devices Ó'Catháin, M., Leira, B., Ringwood, J. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off
Considering Mooring Cables for Offshore Wave Energy Converters Fitzgerald, J., Bergdahl, L. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Mooring
Mooring design approach for wave energy converters Johanning, L., Smith, G., Wolfram, J. Journal Article Wave Mooring
System Level Design, Performance, Cost and Economic Assessment –Tacoma Narrows Washington Tidal In-Stream Power Plant. Polagye, B., Previsic, M. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine Array Effects, Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance, Substructure
System Level Design, Performance and Costs - Hawaii State Offshore Wave Power Plant Previsic, M., Bedard, R., Hagerman, G. Report Wave, Attenuator Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
System Level Design, Performance and Costs - San Francisco California Energetech Offshore Wave Power Plant Previsic, M., Bedard, R., Hagerman, G. Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance
System Level Design, Performance and Costs for San Francisco California Pelamis Offshore Wave Power Plant Previsic, M., Bedard, R., Hagerman, G. Report Wave, Attenuator Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance
E21 EPRI Assessment Offshore Wave Energy Conversion Devices Previsic, M., Bedard, R., Hagerman, G. Report Wave, Overtopping, Pressure Differential, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Attenuator Grid Integration, Mooring, Power Take Off
Experimental investigation on the dynamic response of a moored wave energy device under regular sea waves Rapaka, E., Natarajan, R., Neelamani, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Progress on Edinburgh Ducks Salter, S. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Mooring, Power Take Off
OTEC-1 Cold Water Pipe Recovery Engineering of Lift and Towing Systems Tracy, D., Tettlebach, G., McNatt, T. Report OTEC Modeling Mooring
OTEC-1 test operations experience. Final report Hoshide, K., Klein, A. , Polino, L. Report OTEC, Closed-Cycle Field Data Materials, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
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