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WEC-Sim

Signature Project

Title: WEC-Sim
Status:
Ongoing
Start Date:
Source:
External Link
More Content:
Available on PRIMRE
Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Sandia National Laboratories
Point of Contact:
Kelley Ruehl and Nathan Tom
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The WEC-Sim (Wave Energy Converter SIMulator) Signature Project page is now hosted on the Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMRE). This page is no longer actively updated. 

This table lists documents associated with the WEC-Sim project, including reports written by the project team and/or papers that have used the project outputs or are closely associated with them. To find additional project outputs, including related papers, datasets, and codes, explore the WEC-Sim page on PRIMRE.

Marine Energy Documents Related to WEC-Sim

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 WEC-Sim.

Total: 271

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
WEC-Sim Phase 1 Validation Testing-Numerical Modeling of Experiments Ruehl, K., Michelen, C., Bosma, B. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
Techno-Economic Analysis Framework for Wave Energy Conversion Schemes under South African Conditions: Modeling and Simulations Biyela, S., Cronje, W. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Numerical and physical modeling of a flexibly-connected two-body wave energy converter Rosenberg, B., Mundon, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
On the short-term uncertainty in performance of a point absorber wave energy converter Manuel, L., Canning, J., Coe, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Tool for distributed pressure time-histories of marine structures: Verification and Case Study with a WEC Michelen, C., Coe, R., Wang, Q. Conference Paper Point Absorber Structural
Update on WEC-Sim Validation Testing and Code Development Ruehl, K., Michelen, C., Yu, Y. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling
WDRT: A toolbox for design-response analysis of wave energy converters Coe, R., Michelen, C., Eckert-Gallup, A. Conference Paper Wave Modeling
Parametric design methodology for maximizing energy capture of a bottom-hinged flap-type WEC with medium wave resources Chow, Y., Chang, Y., Chen, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
WEC3: Wave Energy Converter Code Comparison Project Combourieu, A., Lawson, M., Babarit, A. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Performance
Creating a Dynamometer for Experimental Validation of Power Take-Off Forces on a Wave Energy Converter Simmons, A., Brekken, T., Lomonaco, P. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Power Take Off
PTO-Sim: Development of a Power Take Off Modeling Tool for Ocean Wave Energy Conversion So, R., Casey, S., Kanner, S. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Power Take Off
Recent Additions in the Modeling Capabilities for the WEC-Sim-v1.1 Wave Energy Converter Design Tool Tom, N., Lawson, M., Yu, Y. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
COER Hydrodynamic Modeling Competition: Modeling the Dynamic Response of a Floating Body Using the WEC-Sim and Fast Simulation Tools Lawson, M., Garzon, B., Wendt, F. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling
Development of PTO-Sim: A Power Performance Module for the Open-Source Wave Energy Converter Code WEC-SIM So, R., Simmons, A., Brekken, T. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Power Take Off
Demonstration of the Recent Additions in Modeling Capabilities for the WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Design Tool Tom, N., Lawson, M., Yu, Y. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Improving and validating the WEC-Sim wave energy converter modeling code Lawson, M., Yu, Y., Ruehl, K. Conference Paper Wave Modeling
Preliminary Verification and Validation of WEC-Sim, an Open-Source Wave Energy Converter Design Tool Ruehl, K., Michelen, C., Kanner, S. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Implementing nonlinear buoyancy and excitation forces in the WEC-Sim wave energy converter modeling tool Lawson, M., Yu, Y., Nelessen, A. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Design and Analysis for a Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter Yu, Y., Li, Y., Hallett, K. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Development and demonstration of the WEC-Sim wave energy converter simulation tool Yu, Y., Lawson, M., Ruehl, K. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave Energy Converter Simulation: Development, Code Competition, and Validation Efforts LaBonte, A. , White, B., Lawson, M. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Performance
Displaying 251 - 271 of 271 results

Associated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 271
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
WEC-Sim Phase 1 Validation Testing-Numerical Modeling of Experiments Ruehl, K., Michelen, C., Bosma, B. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
Techno-Economic Analysis Framework for Wave Energy Conversion Schemes under South African Conditions: Modeling and Simulations Biyela, S., Cronje, W. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Numerical and physical modeling of a flexibly-connected two-body wave energy converter Rosenberg, B., Mundon, T. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
On the short-term uncertainty in performance of a point absorber wave energy converter Manuel, L., Canning, J., Coe, R. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance
Tool for distributed pressure time-histories of marine structures: Verification and Case Study with a WEC Michelen, C., Coe, R., Wang, Q. Conference Paper Point Absorber Structural
Update on WEC-Sim Validation Testing and Code Development Ruehl, K., Michelen, C., Yu, Y. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling
WDRT: A toolbox for design-response analysis of wave energy converters Coe, R., Michelen, C., Eckert-Gallup, A. Conference Paper Wave Modeling
Parametric design methodology for maximizing energy capture of a bottom-hinged flap-type WEC with medium wave resources Chow, Y., Chang, Y., Chen, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Performance
WEC3: Wave Energy Converter Code Comparison Project Combourieu, A., Lawson, M., Babarit, A. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Performance
Creating a Dynamometer for Experimental Validation of Power Take-Off Forces on a Wave Energy Converter Simmons, A., Brekken, T., Lomonaco, P. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Power Take Off
PTO-Sim: Development of a Power Take Off Modeling Tool for Ocean Wave Energy Conversion So, R., Casey, S., Kanner, S. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Power Take Off
Recent Additions in the Modeling Capabilities for the WEC-Sim-v1.1 Wave Energy Converter Design Tool Tom, N., Lawson, M., Yu, Y. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
COER Hydrodynamic Modeling Competition: Modeling the Dynamic Response of a Floating Body Using the WEC-Sim and Fast Simulation Tools Lawson, M., Garzon, B., Wendt, F. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling
Development of PTO-Sim: A Power Performance Module for the Open-Source Wave Energy Converter Code WEC-SIM So, R., Simmons, A., Brekken, T. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Power Take Off
Demonstration of the Recent Additions in Modeling Capabilities for the WEC-Sim Wave Energy Converter Design Tool Tom, N., Lawson, M., Yu, Y. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Improving and validating the WEC-Sim wave energy converter modeling code Lawson, M., Yu, Y., Ruehl, K. Conference Paper Wave Modeling
Preliminary Verification and Validation of WEC-Sim, an Open-Source Wave Energy Converter Design Tool Ruehl, K., Michelen, C., Kanner, S. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Implementing nonlinear buoyancy and excitation forces in the WEC-Sim wave energy converter modeling tool Lawson, M., Yu, Y., Nelessen, A. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Design and Analysis for a Floating Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter Yu, Y., Li, Y., Hallett, K. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Development and demonstration of the WEC-Sim wave energy converter simulation tool Yu, Y., Lawson, M., Ruehl, K. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave Energy Converter Simulation: Development, Code Competition, and Validation Efforts LaBonte, A. , White, B., Lawson, M. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Performance
Displaying 251 - 271 of 271 results