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: 821

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
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
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
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
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
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
The Q.U.B. Axisymmetric and Multi-Resonant Wave Energy Convertors Whittaker, T., Leitch, J., Long, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column
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
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