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Title Author Date Content type Technology Collection Method Application
Effects of mooring configurations on the hydrodynamic performance of a floating offshore oscillating water column wave energy converter Gubesch, E.; Abdussamie, N.; Penesis, I.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance
Hydrodynamic characteristics of a hybrid oscillating water column-oscillating buoy wave energy converter integrated into a π-type floating breakwater Cheng, Y.; Du, W.; Dai, S.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Sea trial test on offshore integration of an oscillating buoy wave energy device and floating breakwater Zheng, X.; Ji, M.; Jing, F.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Maximising the hydrodynamic performance of offshore oscillating water column wave energy converters Gubesch, E.; Abdussamie, N.; Penesis, I.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Size matters: Scale effects of an OWC wave energy converter Orphin, J.; Nader, J.; Penesis, I. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Energy conversion and hydrodynamic analysis of multi-degree-of-freedom wave energy converters integrated into a semi-submersible platform Cheng, Y.; Dai, S.; Dai, S.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
The influence of oblique waves on the hydrodynamic efficiency of an onshore OWC wave energy converter Rodriguez, A.; Casarin, R.; Ilzarbe, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Wave power extraction for an oscillating water column device consisting of a surging front and back lip-wall: An analytical study Wang, C.; Zhang, Y.; Deng, Z. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Wave energy capture by an omnidirectional point sink oscillating water column system Mayon, R.; Ning, D.; Zhang, C.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Design optimization of a novel vertical augmentation channel housing a cross-flow turbine and performance evaluation as a wave energy converter Weerakoon, A.; Kim, B-H.; Cho, Y-J.; et al. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Numerical investigation of scaling effect in two-dimensional oscillating water column wave energy devices for harvesting wave energy Mia, M.; Zhao, M.; Wu, H.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Improved MPPT Control for a Dynamic Oscillating Water Column System Seo, S.; Kim, J.; Muljadi, E.; et al. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Bragg reflection by a floating breakwater-WEC system Zhao, X.; Geng, J.; Göteman, M.; et al. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance
Analysis and comparison of power generation from regular waves for floaters with different geometries Paludo, R.; Miguel, M.; Rocha, G.; et al. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Experimental characterization of the chamber turbine coupling damping of Mutriku breakwater power plant at 1:36 scale model Bidaguren, I.; Esteban, G.; Albaina, I.; et al. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Study on hydrodynamic characteristics and efficiency of a prototype wave energy converter Saeidtehrani, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Nonlinear hydrodynamic analysis of an offshore oscillating water column wave energy converter Zhou, Y.; Ning, D.; Liang, D.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
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
The power flow and the wave energy flux at an operational wave farm: Findings from Mutriku, Bay of Biscay Ibarra-Berastegi, G.; Ulazia, A.; Sáenz, J.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Surrogate based optimization of a Bi-Directional impulse turbine for OWC-WEC: Effect of guide vane lean and stagger angle for pseudo-sinusoidal wave conditions Ezhilsabareesh, K.; Suchithra, R.; Thandayutham, K.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance of an U-Shaped Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Device under Oblique Incident Waves Trivedi, K.; Koley, S.; Panduranga, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Ocean Energy Systems Wave Energy Modeling Task 10.4: Numerical Modeling of a Fixed Oscillating Water Column Bingham, H.; Yu, Y.; Nielsen, K.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Effects of blade parameters on the hydrodynamic performance of an impulse turbine of oscillation water column wave energy Wang, X.; Yan, Y.; Wang, W. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Thermodynamics of the OWC chamber: Experimental turbine performance under stationary flow Moñino, A.; Quirós, C.; Mengíbar, F.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Mathematical modeling of oscillating water column wave energy converter devices over the undulated sea bed Koley, S.; Trivedi, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A BEM for the Hydrodynamic Analysis of Oscillating Water Column Systems in Variable Bathymetry Belibassakis, K.; Magkouris, A.; Rusu, E. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic efficiency versus structural longevity of a fixed OWC wave energy converter Jalon, M.; Brennan, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Performance of a floating oscillating water column wave energy converter over a sloping bed Mohapatra, P.; Bhattacharyya, A.; Sahoo, T. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic performance of a multi-Oscillating Water Column (OWC) platform Zheng, S.; Antonini, A.; Zhang, Y.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance analysis of a floating breakwater integrated with multiple oscillating water column wave energy converters in regular and irregular seas Howe, D.; Nader, J.; Macfarlane, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Numerical analysis of the performance of two onshore oscillating water column wave energy converters at different chamber wall slopes Gaspar, L.; Teixeira, P.; Didier, E. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental investigation of multiple Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters integrated in a floating breakwater: Energy extraction performance Howe, D.; Nader, J.; Macfarlane, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Time-domain simulation of a slack-moored floating oscillating water column and validation with physical model tests Gomes, R.; Henriques, J.; Gato, L.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Structural
A Numerical Study on Hydrodynamic Performance of an Inclined OWC Wave Energy Converter with Nonlinear Turbine–Chamber Interaction based on 3D Potential Flow Kim, J.; Nam, B.; Kim, K.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Assessment of oscillating water column performance: Influence of wave steepness at various chamber lengths and bottom slopes Kharati-Koopaee, M.; Fathi-Kelestani, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental investigation on the hydrodynamic performance of a cylindrical dual-chamber Oscillating Water Column device Ning, D.; Zhou, Y.; Mayon, R.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Sensitivity of OWC performance to air compressibility López, I.; Carballo, R.; Taveira-Pinto, F.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic performance of a floating offshore OWC wave energy converter: An experimental study Singh, U.; Abdussamie, N.; Hore, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Investigation on the hydrodynamic scaling effect of an OWC type wave energy device using experiment and CFD simulation Dai, S.; Day, S.; Yuan, Z.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic performance of an offshore-stationary OWC device with a horizontal bottom plate: Experimental and numerical study Deng, Z.; Wang, C.; Wang, P.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave power extraction from multiple oscillating water columns along a straight coast Zheng, S.; Antonini, A.; Zhang, Y.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Site-specific wave energy conversion performance of an oscillating water column device López, I.; Carballo, R.; Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave-induced real-fluid effects in marine energy converters: Review and application to OWC devices Zabala, I.; Henriques, J.; Blanco, J.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Dynamics and control of air turbines in oscillating-water-column wave energy converters: Analyses and case study Henriques, J.; Portillo, J.; Sheng, W.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
The spring-like air compressibility effect in oscillating-water-column wave energy converters: Review and analyses Falcão, A.; Henriques, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic performance analysis of a shore fixed oscillating water column wave energy converter in the presence of bottom variations Mohapatra, P.; Sahoo, T. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Motion and performance of BBDB OWC wave energy converters: I, hydrodynamics Sheng, W. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Response of U-Oscillating Water Column arrays: semi-analytical approach and numerical results Malara, G.; Arena, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Fully nonlinear analysis incorporating viscous effects for hydrodynamics of an oscillating wave surge converter with nonlinear power take-off system Cheng, Y.; Ji, C.; Zhai, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Hydrodynamic performance of a pile-supported OWC breakwater: An analytical study He, F.; Zhang, H.; Zhao, J.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off

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