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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
Oscillating water column performance under the influence of storm development Medina-Lopez, E., Moñino, A., Bergillos, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
A radial inflow air turbine design for a vented oscillating water column Ansarifard, N., Kianejad, S., Fleming, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Effects of Power Take-Off Damping and Model Scaling on the Hydrodynamic Performance of Oscillating Water Column Device Ashlin, S., Sannasiraj, S., Sundar, V. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Performance improvement of an oscillating water column wave energy converter by geometry modification Prasad, D., Ahmed, M., Lee, Y. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Statistical analysis of power output from a single heaving buoy WEC for different sea states Savin, A., Temiz, I., Strömstedt, E. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Theoretical modelling of a new hybrid wave energy converter in regular waves Zheng, S., Zhang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Chamber pressure skewness corrections using a passive relief valve system at the pico oscillating water column wave energy plant Monk, K., Winands, V., Lopes, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Performance
Experimental analysis of turbine-chamber coupling for wave energy conversion George, A., Anandanarayanan, R., Suchithra, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance
An empirical model as a supporting tool to optimize the main design parameters of a stationary oscillating water column wave energy converter Simonetti, I., Cappietti, L., Oumeraci, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Effect of Curtain Wall Depth on Energy Conversion 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
Wave–structure interaction in hybrid wave farms Zheng, S., Zhang, Y., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects
Numerical evaluation of the power output of an oscillating water column wave energy converter installed in the southern Brazilian coast Lisboa, R., Teixeira, P., Torres, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A dual-functional wave-power plant for wave-energy extraction and shore protection: A wave-flume study Xu, C., Huang, Z. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Articulating parametric resonance for an OWC spar buoy in regular and irregular waves Giorgi, G., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance
Adaptive Sliding Mode Control for a Double Fed Induction Generator Used in an Oscillating Water Column System Barambones, O., Gonzalez de Durana, J., Calvo, I. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Performance
Assessing the Macro-Economic Benefit of Installing a Farm of Oscillating Water Columns in Scotland and Portugal Draycott, S., Szadkowska, I., Silva, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling
Hydrodynamic performance of single-chamber and dual-chamber offshore-stationary Oscillating Water Column devices using CFD Elhanafi, A., Macfarlane, G., Ning, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Fully Nonlinear Time Domain Analysis for Hydrodynamic Performance of An Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Sun, S., Wu, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics
Performance Analysis of an Air Turbine for Ocean Energy Extraction Using CFD Technique Thandayutham, K., Samad, A., Salam, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Performance Prediction of Impulse Turbine for Wave Energy Conversion-Effect of Simple Cascade on the Performance Takao, M., Fukuma, S., Alam, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Performance Analysis of an OWC Device Integrated within a Porous Breakwater Grennell, R., Howe, D., Nader, J. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Hybrid Devices, Performance
Effect of Turbulence Intensity on the Performance Characteristics of Large-Scale Wells Turbine Kumar, P., Samad, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Experimental Study on the Efficiency of an OWC under Different Incident Wave Conditions Lee, Y., Nguyen, D., Chow, Y. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance
Progress of Wave Energy Technology You, Y. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Performance, Structural
Study of the effects of opening ratio of airflow control valve on the dual duct OWC chamber system Kim, K., Lee, J., Choi, J. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Control
Initial Design of OWC WEC Applicable to Breakwater in Remote Islands Kim, K., Nam, B., Park, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Structural
Sloshing and Violent in-Chamber Water Column Movement in an OWC Wave Energy Converter Pawitan, K., Allsop, W., Bruce, T. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Effect of Air Compressibility on Primary Energy Conversion Performance of OWC device Yasuzawa, Y., Setoguchi, T. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance
Experimental Analysis into the Effects of Air Compressibility in OWC Model Testing Howe, D., Nader, J., Macfarlane, G. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data
Optimization Study on the Downstream Section of a Radial Inflow Turbine Ansarifard, N., Fleming, A., Henderson, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
A cost-efficient seabed survey for bottom-mounted OWC on King Island, Tasmania, Australia Cossu, R., Heatherington, C., Grinham, A. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data
Combined Ocean Renewable Energy System (CORES) for Islandic Area on Malaysian Seas Yaakob, O., Yusuf, M., Jamani bin Jamian, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling Hybrid Devices
Experimental and numerical investigation on wave height and power take–off damping effects on the hydrodynamic performance of an offshore–stationary OWC wave energy converter Elhanafi, A., Kim, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance of an array of oscillating water column devices integrated with an offshore detached breakwater Ashlin, S., Sannasiraj, S., Sundar, V. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Effects of the PTO inclination on the performance of the CECO wave energy converter Lopez, M., Ramos, V., Rosa-Santos, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Power Take Off
Hydrodynamic modeling of a novel dual-chamber OWC wave energy converter Ning, D., Zhou, Y., Zhang, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic response of the WEC sub-system of a novel hybrid wind-wave energy converter Pérez-Collazo, C., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics
Oscillating Body Design for A 3-DOF Wave Energy Converter Chen, W., Gao, F., Meng, X. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
CFD analysis of the energy conversion process in a fixed oscillating water column (OWC) device with a Wells turbine Filianoti, P., Gurnari, L., Torresi, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Self-rectifying air turbines for wave energy conversion: A comparative analysis Falcao, A., Henriques, J., Gato, L. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance, Structural
Multivariate analysis of the reliability, availability, and maintainability characterizations of a Spar–Buoy wave energy converter farm Rinaldi, G., Portillo, J., Khalid, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Performance
Enhancing the primary efficiency of an oscillating water column wave energy converter based on a dual-mass system analogy Rezanejad, K., Soares, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Grid Integration and Power Smoothing of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Rajapakse, G., Jayasinghe, S., Fleming, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Fatigue and Aerodynamic Loss in Wells Turbines: Mutriku Wave Power Plant Case Lekube, J., Ajuria, O., Ibeas, M. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data
Big Data Management at Mutriku Wave Power Plant Lekube, J., Ajuria, O., Torre-Enciso, Y. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Field Data, Modeling
Dynamic Properties and Energy Conversion Efficiency of A Floating Multi-Body Wave Energy Converter Yang, S., Wang, Y., He, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Performance, Power Take Off
High efficiency design of an impulse turbine used in oscillating water column to harvest wave energy Badhurshah, R., Dudhgaonkar, P., Jalihal, P. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
A methodology to determine the optimal size of a wells turbine in an oscillating water column device by using coupled hydro-aerodynamic models Torres, F., Teixeira, P., Didier, E. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Structural
A Self-zeroing position controller for oscillating surge wave energy converters with strong asymmetry Sell, N., Plummer, A., Hillis, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Control, Performance
Array Design and Device Damping Assignment of Fixed Oscillating Water Columns Sharp, C., DuPont, B., Bosma, B. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Control
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