Prediction of the individual wave overtopping volumes of a wave energy converter using experimental testing and first numerical model results

Conference Paper

Title: Prediction of the individual wave overtopping volumes of a wave energy converter using experimental testing and first numerical model results

Author:

Victor, L.; Troch, P.; Kofoed, J.

Publication Date:

September 7, 2009

Event Name:

8th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2009)

Event Location:

Uppsala, Sweden

Pages:

999-1008

Publisher:

European Tidal and Wave Energy Conference

Affiliation:

Ghent University, Aalborg University

Technology:

Wave

Collection Method:

Lab Data, Modeling

Engineering:

Control

Document Access

Website:

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Citation

Victor, L.; Troch, P.; Kofoed, J. (2009). Prediction of the individual wave overtopping volumes of a wave energy converter using experimental testing and first numerical model results. Paper presented at 8th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2009), Uppsala, Sweden.

Abstract

For overtopping wave energy converters (WECs) a more efficient energy conversion can be achieved when the volumes of water, wave by wave, that enter their reservoir are known and can be predicted. A numerical tool is being developed using a commercial CFD-solver to study and optimize the hydrodynamic behavior of overtopping WECs, which includes the prediction of the individual overtopping volumes.

This paper presents the results of experimental model tests that have been carried out to validate the numerical tool for its ability to predict the individual overtopping volumes for a fixed nearshore 2D- structure. First numerical model results are given for a specific test with regular waves, and are compared with the corresponding experimental results in this paper.