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
Nonlinear Data-Based Hydrodynamic Modeling of a Fixed Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Device Rosati, M., Kelly, T., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Mathematical modeling of breakwater-integrated oscillating water column wave energy converter devices under irregular incident waves Trivedi, K., Koley, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Numerical investigation of scaling effect in two-dimensional oscillating water column wave energy devices for harvesting wave energy Mia, M., Zhao, M., Wu, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Full Scale, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Theoretical investigation on an oscillating buoy WEC-floating breakwater integrated system Ning, D., Guo, B., Wang, R. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Opening the air-chamber of an oscillating water column spar buoy wave energy converter to avoid parametric resonance Davidson, J., Henriques, J., Gomes, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Mooring, Performance
Air pressure forecasting for the Mutriku oscillating-water-column wave power plant: Review and case study Silva, J., Vieira, S., Valério, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Considerations on prediction horizon and dissipative losses for wave energy converters Shahroozi, Z., Göteman, M., Engström, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Wave energy cost projections: A report for Wave Swell Energy Limited Hayward, J. Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Experimental investigation on performance improvement by mid-plane guide-vanes in a biplane-rotor Wells turbine for wave energy conversion Alves, J., Gato, L., Falcao, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Power Take Off, Structural
Compact floating wave energy converter arrays: Inter-device mooring connectivity and performance Howey, B., Collins, K., Hann, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Mooring, Performance
Efficient response of an onshore Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter using a one-phase SPH model coupled with a multiphysics library Quartier, N., Crespo, A., Dominguez, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Improved MPPT Control for a Dynamic Oscillating Water Column System Seo, S., Kim, J., Muljadi, E. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Experimental study of Wells turbine with multiparameter modification for wave energy conversion Kumar, A., Das, T., Samad, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance, Structural
Wave energy harvesting impulse turbine having ring type blade: Experiments with unsteady flow Raj, R., Anandanarayanan, R., Ravikumar, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance, Power Take Off
On the reliability of electrical cable and optimal design of ocean energy arrays Topper, M., Olson, S., Roberts, J. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Bragg reflection by a floating breakwater-WEC system Zhao, X., Geng, J., Göteman, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance
Experimental characterization of the chamber turbine coupling damping of Mutriku breakwater power plant at 1:36 scale model Bidaguren, I., Esteban, G., Albaina, I. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
A concept of cascading of a fluidic diode for an OWC wave energy converter Hithaish, D., Samad, A., Takao, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Structural
Full-scale prototype testing of the WASP - A novel wave measuring buoy. Walsh, B., Kelly, T., Carolan, R. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Full Scale
Analysis and comparison of power generation from regular waves for floaters with different geometries Paludo, R., Miguel, M., Rocha, G. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter with Deep Water Reactance Alexander, W. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Investigation of the hydrodynamic performance of an oscillating water column wave energy device using a smoothed particle hydrodynamics model Zhu, G., Hughes, J., Zheng, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A Novel Design for Fixed Type Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Convertor for Indian Scenario Majumdar, D., Saha, G., Narasimalu, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials
Data-based hydrodynamic modelling of a fixed OWC wave energy converter Rosati, M., Kelly, T., Violini, D. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Scour prediction around an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Lancaster, O., Cossu, R., Hunter, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Substructure
Hierarchical Control of a park of floating Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters Gaebele, D., Magana, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Test Center Control, Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off
Acoustic performance comparison between biradial and Wells turbines for OWC devices Henriques, J., La Sala, V., Carrelhas, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Acoustics, Performance, Structural
Numerical studies on the survivability of an Oscillating Water Column Martin, M., Pinon, G., Barajas, G. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Stochastic modelling via statistical linearization of a Wave Energy Converter Sirigu, S., Bonfanti, M., Carapellese, F. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Effect of moorings on the efficiency of a floating Oscillating Water Column Device Konispoliatis, D., Mavrakos, A., Mavrakos, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Mooring, Performance
Expected Impacts of the WETS Deployment of the OE35 Oscillating Water Column Kelly, J., Lewis, T., McCarthy, J. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device
Performance predictions of one-way energy capture by an oscillating water column device in Faroese waters. Joensen, B., Bingham, H., Read, R. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Numerical modelling validation for an array of floating OWC wave-energy-converters with shared moorings in regular waves Oikonomou, C., Gomes, R., Gato, L. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off
Study on hydrodynamic characteristics and efficiency of a prototype wave energy converter Saeidtehrani, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Development and Assessment of a Hybrid Breakwater-Integrated Wave Energy Converter Calheiros-Cabral, T., Majidi, A., Ramos, V. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Code-to-Code Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Modelling Verification for Wave Energy Converters: WEC-Sim vs. NLFK4ALL Giorgi, G., Penalba, M., Gomes, R. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Semi-analytical study on the wave power extraction of a bottom-seated oscillating water column device with a pitching front lip-wall Wang, C., Zhang, Y., Deng, Z. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic Investigation of a Novel Concept of Oscillating Water Column Type Wave Energy Converter Device Rezanejad, K., Guedes Soares, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Impact of sloping porous seabed on the efficiency of an OWC against oblique waves Khan, M., Behera, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Model testing of a floating wave energy converter with an internal U-shaped oscillating water column Silva, S., Gomes, R., Lopes, B. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Latching control of a raft-type wave energy converter with a hydraulic power take-off system Liu, C., Hu, M., Zhao, Z. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Control, Materials, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Uncertainty in Wave Basin Testing of a Fixed Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Judge, F., Lyden, E., O'Shea, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Productivity analysis of different design for OWC nearshore in breakwater in Pantelleria Laface, G. Thesis Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Nonlinear hydrodynamic analysis of an offshore oscillating water column wave energy converter Zhou, Y., Ning, D., Liang, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Efficiency Properties of a Wave Energy Converter Placed in Front of a Vertical Breakwater Konispoliatis, D., Mavrakos, A., Mavrakos, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
Unveiling the potential of using a spar-buoy oscillating-water-column wave energy converter for low-power stand-alone applications Oikonomou, C., Gomes, R., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device
Performance characteristics and parametric analysis of a novel multi-purpose platform combining a moonpool-type floating breakwater and an array of wave energy converters Cheng, Y., Xi, C., Dai, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Double Fed Induction Generator Control Design Based on a Fuzzy Logic Controller for an Oscillating Water Column System Napole, C., Barambones, O., Derbeli, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control
The Possibility of a High-Efficiency Wave Power Generation System Using Dielectric Elastomers Chiba, S., Waki, M., Jiang, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Experimental study on the motions of a dual chamber floating oscillating water column device Gadelho, J., Rezanejad, K., Xu, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
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