Oscillating Water Column

Hollow structure that uses wave action to compress air through a turbine.

Oscillating water column devices use wave action to pressurize air in a chamber, forcing it through an air turbine. As water recedes from the chamber, the resulting vacuum pulls air back through the turbine and into the chamber. They can be located onshore or in deeper waters offshore. The turbine may be coupled to a rotary generator to produce electricity.

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Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Wave generation by an oscillating surface-pressure and its application in wave-energy extraction Sarmento, A., de O. Falcao, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
The Q.U.B. Axisymmetric and Multi-Resonant Wave Energy Convertors Whittaker, T., Leitch, J., Long, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Surface wave interactions with systems of oscillating bodies and pressure distributions Falnes, J., McIver, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Performance, Power Take Off
Survival of Surface-Piercing Wave Energy Devices in Extreme Waves Greenhow, M. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Investigation of Wave Focusing over a Parabolic Step Ertekin, R., Monopolis, G. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance
On the Experimental Investigation of a Wave Power Converter Nielsen, K. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Simulation of a Pneumatic Wave-Power Buoy with Phase Control Oltedal, G. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Wave Interaction with Oscillating Bodies and Water Columns Falnes, J., McIver, P. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
The Circular Sea Clam Wave Energy Converter Bellamy, N. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Performance, Structural
Latching Control of an Oscillating Water Column Device with Air Compressibility Jefferys, R., Whittaker, T. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Three-Dimensional Analysis of Oscillating-Water-Column Terminator Devices in Obliquely Incident Waves Sarmento, A., Falcão, A. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
The Hydrodynamic Efficiency of Wave-Energy Devices Evans, D. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Design Optimization of Axi-symmetric Tail Tube Buoys Whittaker, T., McPeake, F. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Dynamic Response and Input Adaptive Maximum Energy Converting Control of an Ocean Wave Energy Converter Masubuchi, M., Kawatani, R. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Structural
Optimization of Wave Energy Absorber of an Attenuator OWC Device with an Air Turbine Maeda, H., Kinoshita, T., Kudo, K. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hybrid Devices, Structural
Increase in Absorbed Wave Energy by the Phase Control for Air Flow on OWC Wave Power Device Hotta, H., Miyazaki, T., Washio, Y. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Hydrodynamic Analysis and Design Method of OWC Wave Energy Convertors Chen, J., Chen, G. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Development of the Kvaerner Multiresonant OWC Malmo, O. , Reitan, A. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Structural
Phase Control for the Oscillating Water Column Hoskin, R., Count, B., Nichols, N. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Wave-power absorption by a finite row of oscillating water columns in a reflecting wall Malmo, O. , Reitan, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
An Experimental Study of the Performance of the Counter-Rotating Wave Energy Conversion Turbine McCormick, M., Surko, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Performance
Turbine-controlled wave energy absorption by oscillating water column devices Sarmento, A., Gato, L., de O. Falcao, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Development of a reactive control apparatus for a fixed two-dimensional oscillating water column wave energy device Korde, U. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
A power take-off mechanism for maximizing the performance of an oscillating water column wave energy device Korde, U. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Concrete Caisson For Also Kw Wave Energy Pilot Plant: Design, Construction And Installation Aspects Raju, V., Jayakumar, J., Neelamani, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Utilization of the New Wave Power Convertor for the Improvement of the Marine Environment Hotta, H., Miyazaki, T., Washio, Y. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Model-Test Optimization Of An OWC Wave Power Plant Sarmento, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device
The wells air turbine for wave energy conversion Raghunathan, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic characteristics of an oscillating water column device Evans, D., Porter, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Wave Forces On an Array of Oscillating Water Column Type Free Standing Wave Energy Caissons Neelamani, S., Thiruvenkatasamya, K. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Nonlinear analysis on hydrodynamic performance of oscillating water column wave energy device with a lateral opening Ma, Q. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Wave Interactions With an Oscillating Water Column Lee, C. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance of a High-Solidity Wells Turbine for an OWC Wave Power Plant Gato, L., Warfield, V., Thakker, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Performance
Efficient calculation of hydrodynamic properties of OWC-type devices Evans, D., Porter, R. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
On the efficiency of wave energy caissons in array Thiruvenkatasamya, K., Neelamani, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Design synthesis of oscillating water column wave energy converters: Performance matching Curran, R., Stewart, T., Whittaker, T. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Structural
European wave energy pilot plant on the Island of Pico, Azores, Portugal. Phase Two: Equipment European Commission Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Reinforced Rubber Membranes For the Clam Wave Energy Converter Duckers, L. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Materials, Structural
A Brief Review of Wave Energy Thorpe, T. Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Maximizing power output from a wave energy plant Jayashankar, V., Udayakumar, K., Karthikeyan, B. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Control, Performance
Model study of a shoreline wave-power system Tseng, R., Wu, R., Huang, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Scale Device Performance, Structural
An Investigation Into the Importance of the Air Chamber Design of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Device Weber, J., Thomas, G. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
A performance study of a radial turbine for wave energy conversion Setoguchi, T., Santhakumar, S., Takao, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Structural
Stochastic modelling of OWC wave power plant performance Falcao, A., Rodriques, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Control of an oscillating-water-column wave power plant for maximum energy production de O. Falcao, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance
Ocean Waves and Oscillating Systems: Linear Interactions Including Wave-Energy Extraction Falnes, J. Book Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter
Overview And Initial Operational Experience of the LIMPET Wave Energy Plant Boake, C., Whittaker, T., Folley, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data
Wave-power absorption by a periodic linear array of oscillating water columns Falcão, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
3D hydrodynamic modelling of fixed oscillating water column wave power plant by a boundary element methods Delaure, Y., Lewis, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Numerical Methods to Predict Characteristics of Oscillating Water Column For Terminator-type Wave Energy Converter Suzuki, M., Arakawa, C. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
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