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
Time-domain simulation of a slack-moored floating oscillating water column and validation with physical model tests Gomes, R., Henriques, J., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Structural
Geometrical investigation of a U-shaped oscillating water column wave energy device Ning, D., Guo, B., Wang, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Seafloor Site Characterization for a Remote Island OWC Device Near King Island, Tasmania, Australia Cossu, R., Heatherington, C., Penesis, I. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Power Smoothing and Energy Storage Sizing of Vented Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Arrays Rajapakse, G., Jayasinghe, S., Fleming, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Performance
A Numerical Study on Hydrodynamic Performance of an Inclined OWC Wave Energy Converter with Nonlinear Turbine–Chamber Interaction based on 3D Potential Flow Kim, J., Nam, B., Kim, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Fuzzy Gain Scheduled-Sliding Mode Rotational Speed Control of an Oscillating Water Column M’zoughi, F., Garrido, I., Garrido, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance
Assessment of oscillating water column performance: Influence of wave steepness at various chamber lengths and bottom slopes Kharati-Koopaee, M., Fathi-Kelestani, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Determination of damping coefficient experimentally and mathematical vibration modelling of OWC surface fluctuations Çelik, A., Altunkaynak, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental Assessment of a Fixed On-Shore Oscillating Water Column Device: Case Study on Oman Sea Yazdi, H., Shafaghat, R., Alamian, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance
Study on Micro-Scale Ocean Wave Power Generator Using Oscillating Water Column System with Piezoelectric Kevin, K., Simanjuntak, E., Utomo, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Performance
Intra-annual variability in the performance of an oscillating water column wave energy converter López, I., Carballo, R., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Hydrodynamic Investigation of a Dual-Cylindrical OWC Wave Energy Converter Integrated into a Fixed Caisson Breakwater Wan, C., Yang, C., Fang, Q. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental investigation on the hydrodynamic performance of a cylindrical dual-chamber Oscillating Water Column device Ning, D., Zhou, Y., Mayon, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave power extraction by a nearshore oscillating water column converter with a surging lip-wall Deng, Z., Wang, L., Zhao, X. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Modelling and field testing of a breakwater-integrated U-OWC wave energy converter with dielectric elastomer generator Moretti, G., Malara, G., Scialo, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off
Comparative assessment of control strategies for the biradial turbine in the Mutriku OWC plant Fay, F. , Henriques, J., Kelly, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Test Center Control, Performance, Power Take Off
The Effect of Mooring Line Parameters in Inducing Parametric Resonance on the Spar-Buoy Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Giorgi, G., Gomes, R., Bracco, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Sensitivity of OWC performance to air compressibility López, I., Carballo, R., Taveira-Pinto, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Non-isentropic study of a closed-circuit oscillating-water-column wave energy converter Benreguig, P., Vicente, M., Crowley, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic performance of a floating offshore OWC wave energy converter: An experimental study Singh, U., Abdussamie, N., Hore, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance Assessment of a Hybrid Wave Energy Converter Integrated into a Harbor Breakwater Cabral, T. , Clemente, D., Rosa-Santos, P. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Performance
State space model of an array of oscillating water column wave energy converters with inter-body hydrodynamic coupling Gaebele, D., Magana, M., Brekken, T. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Advances in the development of dielectric elastomer generators for wave energy conversion Moretti, G., Herran, M., Forehand, D. Journal Article Wave, Pressure Differential, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Power Take Off
Review of Hybrid Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Systems McTiernan, K., Sharman, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Scale Device Hybrid Devices
A lumped parameter model to explain the cause of the hysteresis in OWC-Wells turbine systems for wave energy conversion Ghisu, T., Cambuli, F., Puddu, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling
Wave Swell Energy Lessons Learnt: Report 1 Hunter, S. Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column Full Scale Grid Integration
Investigation on the hydrodynamic scaling effect of an OWC type wave energy device using experiment and CFD simulation Dai, S., Day, S., Yuan, Z. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental investigations on the performance of a fixed-oscillating water column type wave energy converter Çelik, A., Altunkaynak, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Hydrodynamic performance of an offshore-stationary OWC device with a horizontal bottom plate: Experimental and numerical study Deng, Z., Wang, C., Wang, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimization based higher order sliding mode controller for efficiency improvement of a wave energy converter Suchithra, R., Ezhilsabareesh, K., Samad, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance
Wave power extraction from multiple oscillating water columns along a straight coast Zheng, S., Antonini, A., Zhang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Power extraction in regular and random waves from an OWC in hybrid wind-wave energy systems Michele, S., Renzi, E., Pérez-Collazo, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics
Analysis of the degradation in the Wells turbine blades of the Pico oscillating-water-column wave energy plant Bruschi, D., Fernandes, J., Falcao, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Materials
Optimization Structure Design of Offshore Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Wave Energy Converter bin Mat Saad, K., bin Azman, A. Book Chapter Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Methodology for creating nonaxisymmetric WECs to screen mooring designs using a Morison Equation approach Bull, D., Jacob, P. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
HydroAir Hydro Turbine Blunk, R. Presentation Oscillating Water Column Scale Device Power Take Off
Wave-to-Wire Model Development and Validation for Two OWC Type Wave Energy Converters Benreguig, P., Kelly, J., Pakrashi, V. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Applying International Power Quality Standards for Current Harmonic Distortion to Wave Energy Converters and Verified Device Emulators Kelly, J., Aldaiturriaga, E., Ruiz-Minguela, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Performance
Combining random forests and physics-based models to forecast the electricity generated by ocean waves: A case study of the Mutriku wave farm Serras, P., Ibarra-Berastegi, G., Sáenz, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
CFD modeling of a ducted Savonius wind turbine for the evaluation of the blockage effects on rotor performance Mauro, S., Brusca, S., Lanzafame, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
An Experimental Study of a Buoyant OWC Wave Energy Converter Jeong, S., Lee, U., Choi, H. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance
Characteristics of New Bidirectional Turbine for OWC (Influence of Splitter Duct) Ishiyama, T., Kurokawa, Y., Okumura, T. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance, Structural
Power Generation Tests in Regular Waves on Efficiency of a Fixed OWC Type Wave Energy Converter Murakami, T., Imai, Y., Nagata, S. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Use of the Mps method to estimate the energy conversion efficiency of the owc-wec (first report) Masuda, M., Sasahara, Y., Minami, K. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Sliding Mode Control of an Array of Three Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters to Optimize Electrical Power Magana, M., Brown, D., Gaebele, D. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Power Take Off
Backward bent-duct buoy or frontward bent-duct buoy? Review, assessment and optimisation Portillo, J., Reis, P., Henriques, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance, Power Take Off
The spring-like air compressibility effect in oscillating-water-column wave energy converters: Review and analyses Falcão, A., Henriques, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Efficiency of an array of OWC devices equipped with air turbines with pitch control Konispoliatis, D., Mazarakos, T., Katsidoniotaki, E. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Power Take Off
Site-specific wave energy conversion performance of an oscillating water column device López, I., Carballo, R., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Italian wave energy: state of the art and challenges of exiting full scale pilots Contestabile, P., Mattiazzo, G., Romolo, A. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping, Oscillating Water Column, Attenuator Field Data Performance, Power Take Off
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