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: 818

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Weight Reduction Methodologies for Wave Energy Devices O'Shea, M., Sharvin, R. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Materials, Structural
Performance Enhancement of Fluidic Diode for a Wave Energy System through Genetic Algorithm Kerikous, E., Hithaish, D., Samad, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimisation of Air turbines for OWC Wave Energy Converters: Sensitivity of Realistic Wave Climates Zarketa-Astigarraga, A., Martin-Mayor, A., Martinez-Agirre, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Power Take Off
New design options for the improvement of the Mutriku power plant Urko, I., Urquijo, I., Iñigo, B. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Structural
The Geometrical Design of the L-shaped Oscillating Water Column Using Artificial Neural Network Lin, C., Chow, Y., Nguyen, D. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance, Structural
Analysis of data from the full-scale prototype testing of the WASP – A novel wave measuring buoy. Walsh, B., Dooley, T., Carolan, R. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance, Structural
Numerical investigation of a new hybrid floating wind turbine concept Fenu, B., Bonfanti, M., Mattiazzo, G. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Development of control strategies for novel systems of a full scale OWC for the WEDUSEA project Kelly, J., Lewis, T., Barrett, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Full Scale Control, Grid Integration, Performance
Enhancing the efficiency of an axial impulse turbine with a diffuser Saha, G., Ferreira, D., Srikanth, N. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
A Methodology to measure the energy flux captured by a submerged U-OWC by using temperature sensors Gurnari, L., Ruffa, F., Lugarà, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance
Coupled hydrodynamic performance investigations of a hybrid system with oscillating water column and submerged breakwater Xie, G., Hu, C., Zhao, T. Journal Article Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Substructure
Experimental study on an isolated oscillating water column wave energy converting device in oblique waves Liu, Z., Xu, C., Zhang, X. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Influence of distinct bottom geometries on the hydrodynamic performance of an OWC device Mohapatra, P., Vijay, K., Bhattacharyya, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental investigation of a Multi-OWC wind turbine floating platform Fenu, B., Bonfanti, M., Bardazzi, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Performance
Implications of spring-like air compressibility effects in floating coaxial-duct OWCs: Experimental and numerical investigation Portillo, J., Gato, L., Henriques, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
PacWave Anchoring and Mooring Study Housner, S., Sirnivas, S. Report Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Mooring
Numerical investigation on the hydrodynamics of a hybrid OWC wave energy converter combining a floating buoy Wan, C., Yang, C., Bai, X. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Attenuator Modeling Performance, Structural
Assessing the impact of wave model calibration in the uncertainty of wave energy estimation Majidi, A., Ramos, V., Amarouche, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Post Access Report: Uncertainty analysis and performance comparison in tank testing of a floating OWC Project MaREI, University College Cork Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column Test Center, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Experimental study on hydrodynamic behavior and energy conversion of multiple oscillating-water-column chamber in regular waves Kim, J-S., Nam, B., Kim, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Array Effects, Performance
Numerical analysis on a self-rectifying impulse turbine with U-shaped duct for oscillating water column wave energy conversion Guo, P., Zhang, Y., Chen, W. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Feasibility of integrating a very large floating structure with multiple wave energy converters combining oscillating water columns and oscillating flaps Cheng, Y., Song, F., Xi, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Peak shaving control in OWC wave energy converters: From concept to implementation in the Mutriku wave power plant Carrelhas, A., Gato, L., Henriques, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Full Scale
Improved hydrodynamic performance of an OWC device based on a Helmholtz resonator Rodriguez, A., Trivedi, K., Koley, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental investigation of a Wells turbine under dynamic stall conditions for wave energy conversion Stefanizzi, M., Torresi, M. , Camporeale, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance
Evaluation of the rotor eccentricity added radial force of oscillating water column Tao, R., Lu, J., Jin, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Structural
Wave Tank Testing of a Multi-Purpose Floating Platform with Aquaculture, Wind Turbine and Wave Energy Converters Ohana, J., Horel, B., Merrien, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Array Effects, Hybrid Devices, Performance, Structural
Paradigmatic case of long-term colocated wind–wave energy index trend in Canary Islands Ulazia, A., Sáenz, J., Saenz-Aguirre, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Measuring and investigating the effect of sloshing on the performance of an OWC wave energy converter by means of a novel experimental approach Kharkeshi, B., Shafaghat, R., Rezanejad, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Estimation of generator electrical power output and turbine torque in modelling and field testing of OWC wave energy converters Carrelhas, A., Gato, L., Henriques, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Performance
Numerical investigations of water column responses at different moonpool locations within a fixed vessel Garad, S., Bhattacharyya, A., Datta, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Reliable control of turbine–generator set for oscillating-water-column wave energy converters: Numerical modelling and field data comparison Carrelhas, A., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Hydrodynamic performance analysis of a new hybrid wave energy converter system using OpenFOAM Masoomi, M., Sarlak, H., Rezanejad, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave Energy Generation in Brazil: A Georeferenced Oscillating Water Column Inventory Bastos, A., Souza, T., Ribeiro, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling
Improving the Efficiency of the Blow-Jet WEC Villagómez-Reyes, E., Mendoza, E., Silva, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Performance variations of wave energy converters due to global long-term wave period change (1900–2010) Ulazia, A., Saenz-Aguirre, A., Ibarra-Berastegui, G. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical Investigation into the Performance of an OWC Device under Regular and Irregular Waves Cannata, G., Simone, M., Gallerano, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Structural analysis of a newly proposed hybrid wave energy convertor using OpenFOAM Masoomi, M., Rezanejad, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hybrid Devices, Structural
Performance of a hybrid wave energy converter device consisting of a piezoelectric plate and oscillating water column device placed over an undulated seabed Trivedi, K., Koley, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
The Effect of Air Chamber Geometrical Design for Enhancing the Output Power of Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Elmallah, M., Elgohary, M., Shouman, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Structural
A numerical-experimental study on the hydrodynamic performance of a U-OWC wave energy converter Carlo, L., Iuppa, C., Faraci, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
Exergy assessment and sustainability of a simple off-shore oscillating water column device Molina-Salas, A., Quirós, C., Gigant, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Power Take Off
Dynamic performance of a fluidic diode subjected to periodic flow Doddamani, H., Samad, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental investigation on an OWC wave energy converter integrated into a floating offshore wind turbine Zhou, Y., Ning, D., Chen, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Performance
Effects of heave motion of an elastically supported floating oscillating water column device on wave energy harvesting efficiency Mia, M., Zhao, M., Wu, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Numerical study on a hybrid WEC of the Backward Bent Duct Buoy and Point Absorber Jalani, M., Saad, M., Samion, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Mediterranean coastal wave-climate long-term trend in climate change scenarios and effects on the optimal sizing of OWC wave energy converters Simonetti, I., Cappietti, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Vortex-induced piezoelectric cantilever beam vibration for ocean wave energy harvesting via airflow from the orifice of oscillation water column chamber Du, X., Wang, Y., Chen, H. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
An Overview of the Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Technologies: Issues and Challenges Khaleghi, S., Lie, T., Baguley, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column
A novel geometry of an onshore Oscillating Water Column wave energy converter Güths, A., Teixeira, P., Didier, E. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
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