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Oscillating Water Column

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

Oscillating water column (OWC) 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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Marine Energy Documents Related to Oscillating Water Column

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 Oscillating Water Column.

Total: 857

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
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
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
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
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
WindWaveFloat (WWF): Final Scientific Report Weinstein, A., Roddier, D., Banister, K. Report Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hybrid Devices
Effect of partial blockage of air duct outlet on performance of OWC device Patel, S., Ram, K., Ahmed, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Discrete control of resonant wave energy devices Clément, A., Babarit, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Control, Power Take Off
Wave energy extraction by coupled resonant absorbers Evans, D., Porter, R. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Hydrodynamic principles of wave power extraction Mei, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Experimental Studies of a Floating Cylindrical OWC WEC Sheng, W., Flannery, B., Lewis, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance, Power Take Off
Selection of design power of wave energy converters based on wave basin experiments Martinelli, L., Zanuttigh, B., Kofoed, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Power Take Off
Complementary Control of Oscillating Water Column-Based Wave Energy Conversion Plants to Improve the Instantaneous Power Output Alberdi, M., Amundarain, M., Garrido, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Novel High-Efficiency Impulse Turbine for Use in Oscillating Water Column Devices Natanzi, S., Teixeira, J., Laird, G. Conference Paper Oscillating Water Column Modeling Power Take Off
A Numerical Investigation into the Tuning of an Oscillating Water Column Somerville, T., Greaves, D., Raby, A. Conference Paper Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
A New Radial Self-rectifying Air Turbine for Use in OWC Wave Energy Converters Falcao, A., Gato, L., Nunes, E. Conference Paper Oscillating Water Column Modeling Power Take Off
Modelling and control of a wave energy converter Nunes, G., Valério, D., Beirão, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control
Numerical Simulation of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter: Comparison of Two Numerical Codes Conde, M., Teixeira, P., Didier, E. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Modeling of an Oscillating Water Column on the Floating Foundation WindFloat Aubault, A., Alves, M., Sarmento, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hybrid Devices
A time-domain simulator for an oscillating water column in irregular waves at model scale Gervelas, R., Trarieux, F., Patel, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
An improved radial impulse turbine for OWC Pereiras, B., Castro, F., Marjani, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Modeling and optimization of the chamber of OWC system Dizadji, N., Sajadian, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Structural
Development of an electrical power take off system for a sea-test scaled offshore wave energy device O'Sullivan, D., Griffiths, J., Egan, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Scale Device Power Take Off
Numerical study of air chamber for oscillating water column wave energy convertor Liu, Z., Hyun, B., Hong, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Towards component reliability testing for marine energy converters Thies, P., Johanning, L., Smith, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device
Generator Selection and Comparative Performance in Offshore Oscillating Water Column Ocean Wave Energy Converters O'Sullivan, D., Lewis, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Grid Integration, Power Take Off, Structural
The Benefits of Device Level Short Term Energy Storage in Ocean Wave Energy Converters O'Sullivan, D., Murray, D., Hayes, J. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Grid Integration
A twin unidirectional impulse turbine topology for OWC based wave energy plants – Experimental validation and scaling Mala, K., Jayaraj, J., Jayashankar, V. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Modeling and Simulation of Wave Energy Generation Plants: Output Power Control Amundarain, M., Alberdi, M., Garrido, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Wave energy plants: Control strategies for avoiding the stalling behaviour in the Wells turbine Amundarain, M., Alberdi, M., Garrido, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
A performance study on a direct drive hydro turbine for wave energy converter Choi, Y., Kim, C., Kim, Y. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental studies on the flow characteristics in an oscillating water column device Ram, K., Faizal, M., Ahmed, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Structural
Optimisation of a Floating Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Stappenbelt, B., Cooper, P. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Linear modelling of wave device arrays with comparison to experimental measurements and second order models Bellew, S., Stallard, T. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects
Performance analysis of a wave energy converter using numerical simulation technique Zullah, M., Prasad, D., Ahmed, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A review of wave energy converter technology Drew, B., Plummer, A., Sahinkaya, M. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter, Overtopping, Point Absorber, Pressure Differential Control, Power Take Off
Design charts for impulse turbine wave energy extraction using experimental data Thakker, A., Sahed, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Structural
Hydraulic circuit description of the MGR Wave Energy Converter Amilibia, J., Guerrero, E. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Reduction of the Tip Clearance Effect in a Radial Impulse Turbine for Wave Energy Conversion Pereiras, B., Gonzalez, J., Castro, F. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Design and Construction of an Experimental Wave Energy Device Emulator Test Rig Duquette, J., O'Sullivan, D., Ceballos, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
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