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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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

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Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Research on the wave energy absorption facility with oscillating water column Suenaga, Y., Koizumi, K., Yamanaka, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Efficiency of OWC wave energy converters: A virtual laboratory López, I., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Preliminary design of the OWEL wave energy converter pre-commercial demonstrator Leybourne, M., Batten, W. , Bahaj, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Development of a Wave Power Extraction Seawall and Its Effectiveness for Wave Dissipation Husain, F., Inouchi, K., Nakamura, T. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Scale Device Structural
Air turbine choice and optimization for floating oscillating-water-column wave energy converter Falcão, A., Henriques, J., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Wave energy resource assessment for a breakwater-integrated oscillating water column plant at Porto, Portugal Henriques, J., Cândido, J., Pontes, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical analysis of the hydropneumatic chamber shape influence in an oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter (WEC) Isoldi, L., Grimmler, J., Lopes, N. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Analytical modelling of an U-Oscillating Water Column and performance in random waves Malara, G., Arena, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Numerical simulation of an oscillating water column device using a code based on Navier–Stokes equations Teixeira, P., Davyt, D., Didier, E. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
On the Park Effect in Arrays of Oscillating Wave Energy Converters Babarit, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects
Floating type large scale wave energy converter for offshore use Watabe, T., Urashima, S., Kawai, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Stepped sea bottom effects on the efficiency of nearshore oscillating water column device Rezanejad, K., Bhattacharjee, J., Guedes Soares, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
The Contribution of Environmental Siting and Permitting Requirements to the Cost of Energy for Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Devices Reference Model #6 Copping, A., Geerlofs, S., Hanna, L. Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column Full Scale, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Technological Cost-Reduction Pathways for Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters in the Marine Hydrokinetic Environment Ochs, M., Bull, D. Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Comparison of the Experimental and Numerical Results of Modelling a 32-Oscillating Water Column (OWC), V-Shaped Floating Wave Energy Converter Kelly, T., Dooley, T., Campbell, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimization of blade pitch angle of an axial turbine used for wave energy conversion Mohamed, M., Shaaban, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Installing U-OWC Devices Along Italian Coasts Arena, F., Fiamma, V., Laface, V. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Performance
An experimental study of a floating breakwater with asymmetric pneumatic chambers for wave energy extraction He, F., Huang, Z., Wing-Keung Law, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
SDK Wave Turbine Grases, J., Grases, M., Garcia, L. Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column
A novel radial self-rectifying air turbine for use in wave energy converters. Part 2. Results from model testing Falcao, A., Gato, L., Nunes, E. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Oscillating-water-column wave-energy-converter based on dielectric elastomer generator Vertechy, R., Fontana, M., Rosati Papini, G. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Materials, Performance, Structural
Wave Interaction with a Double Chamber Oscillating Water Column Device Wilbert, R., Sundar, V., Sannasira, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
A novel radial self-rectifying air turbine for use in wave energy converters Falcao, A., Gato, L., Nunes, E. Journal Article Oscillating Water Column, OTEC Performance, Structural
Analytical study of the interaction between waves and cylindrical wave energy converters oscillating in two modes Heikkinen, H., Lampinen, M., Böling, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Numerical modeling of a wave energy converter based on U-shaped interior oscillating water column Fonseca, N., Pessoa, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
On Design and Building of a U-OWC Wave Energy Converter in the Mediterranean Sea: A Case Study Arena, F., Romolo, A., Malara, G. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Contribution to the Geometry Optimization of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Bouali, B., Larbi, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Development of numerical wave power prediction tool offshore oscillating water column wave energy converter Bayoumi, A. Thesis Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimal Resistive Control Strategy for a Floating OWC Device Bull, D., Johnson, E. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Numerical Analysis of Impulse Turbine for Isolated Pilot OWC System Liu, Z., Jin, J., Cui, Y. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Effect of turbine section orientation on the performance characteristics of an oscillating water column device Patel, S., Ram, K., Ahmed, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance, Structural
Optimal Resistive Control Strategy for a Floating OWC Device Considering Both the Oscillating Structure and the Oscillating Water Column Bull, D., Johnson, E. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Neural control for voltage dips ride-through of oscillating water column-based wave energy converter equipped with doubly-fed induction generator Alberdi, M., Amundarain, M., Garrido, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control
Dynamics and optimization of the OWC spar buoy wave energy converter Falcão, A., Henriques, J., Cândido, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Energy balance analysis for an oscillating water column wave energy converter Fleming, A., Penesis, I., Macfarlane, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Design of an Oscillating Wave Surge Converter on the WindFloat* Structure Peiffer, A., Roddier, D. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Structural
Grid Impact Assessment of a Medium Size Wave Farm Connected to Different Test Sites Blavette, A., O'Sullivan, D., Egan, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Grid Integration
Phase-averaged analysis of an oscillating water column wave energy converter Fleming, A. Thesis Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Inlet geometry effect of wave energy conversion system Oh, J., Han, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Full Scale, Scale Device Power Take Off, Substructure
Wave power extraction by arbitrary arrays of non-diffracting oscillating water columns Nihous, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Multi-point aerodynamic optimization of the rotor blade sections of an axial-flow impulse air turbine for wave energy conversion Gomes, R., Henriques, J., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Control of Oscillating Water Column-based wave power generation plants for grid connection Alberdi, M., Amundarain, M., Garrido, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Control, Grid Integration
Hydrodynamic optimization of an axisymmetric floating oscillating water column for wave energy conversion Gomes, R., Henriques, J., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Effects of Wave Direction On Performance of Oscillating Water Column Type Wave Energy Convertor Jin, J., Liu, Z., Hyun, B. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Full Scale Performance
Air–water two-phase flow modelling of hydrodynamic performance of an oscillating water column device Zhang, Y., Zou, Q., Greaves, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamics of the IPS buoy wave energy converter including the effect of non-uniform acceleration tube cross section Falcão, A., Cândido, J., Justino, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off, Structural
Numerical Benchmarking Study of a Selection of Wave Energy Converters Babarit, A., Hal, J., Muliawan, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Power Take Off
A methodology to determine the power performance of wave energy converters at a particular coastal location Carballo, R., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Supercapacitor Testing for Power Smoothing in a Variable Speed Offshore Wave Energy Converter Murray, D., Hayes, J., O'Sullivan, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling
A finite-element study of the efficiency of arrays of oscillating water column wave energy converters Nader, J., Zhu, S., Cooper, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
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