Comparison of the Experimental and Numerical Results of Modelling a 32-Oscillating Water Column (OWC), V-Shaped Floating Wave Energy Converter

Journal Article

Title: Comparison of the Experimental and Numerical Results of Modelling a 32-Oscillating Water Column (OWC), V-Shaped Floating Wave Energy Converter

Author:

Kelly, T.; Dooley, T.; Campbell, J.; Ringwood, J.

Publication Date:

August 8, 2013

Journal:

Energies

Volume:

Issue:

Pages:

4045-4077

Publisher:

MDPI

Affiliation:

Maynooth University (National University of Ireland, Maynooth; NUIM), Dundalk Institute of Technology

Technology:

Wave, Oscillating Water Column

Collection Method:

Modeling, Scale Device

Engineering:

Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance

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Citation

Kelly, T.; Dooley, T.; Campbell, J.; Ringwood, J. (2013). Comparison of the Experimental and Numerical Results of Modelling a 32-Oscillating Water Column (OWC), V-Shaped Floating Wave Energy Converter. Energies, 6(8), 4045-4077. https://doi.org/10.3390/en6084045

Abstract

Combining offshore wind and wave energy converting apparatuses presents a number of potentially advantageous synergies. To facilitate the development of a proposed floating platform combining these two technologies, proof of concept scale model testing on the wave energy converting component of this platform has been conducted. The wave energy component is based on the well-established concept of the oscillating water column. A numerical model of this component has been developed in the frequency domain, and the work presented here concerns the results of this modelling and testing. The results of both are compared to assess the validity and usefulness of the numerical model.