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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: 833

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
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
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
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
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
Techno-Economic Optimization of a Deep Water Oscillating Water Column Device Previsic, M., Karthikeyan, A., McCarthy, J. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Structural
Hydrodynamic Investigation of a Concentric Cylindrical OWC Wave Energy Converter Zhou, Y., Zhang, C., Ning, D. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Representing non-linear wave energy converters in coastal wave models Luczko, E., Robertson, B., Bailey, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects
Evaluation of air compressibility effects on the performance of fixed OWC wave energy converters using CFD modelling Simonetti, I., Cappietti, L., Elsafti, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device
Analytical study on a submerged tubular wave energy converter Meng, Q., Zhang, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling
Wave Energy Converter Array Optimization: Algorithm Development and Investigation of Layout Design Influences Sharp, C. Thesis Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Control, Performance
Stalling-Free Control Strategies for Oscillating-Water-Column-Based Wave Power Generation Plants M'zoughi, F., Bouallègue, S., Garrido, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Control
Development of a free heaving OWC model with non-linear PTO interaction Connell, K., Thiebaut, F., Kelly, G. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
An integrated tool for modelling oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converters (WEC) in vertical breakwaters Mendonca, A., Dias, J., Didier, E. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Investigation on Performance of a Modified Breakwater-Integrated OWC Wave Energy Converter Tsai, C., Ko, C., Chen, Y. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Water cycle algorithm–based airflow control for oscillating water column–based wave energy converters M’zoughi, F., Bouallègue, S., Garrido, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control
Comparing nonlinear hydrodynamic forces in heaving point absorbers and oscillating wave surge converters Giorgi, G., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column, Point Absorber Modeling, Full Scale Hydrodynamics, Performance
Economic assessment of wave power boat based on the performance of “Mighty Whale” and BBDB Wu, B., Chen, T., Jiang, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column
Electricity production, capacity factor, and plant efficiency index at the Mutriku wave farm (2014–2016) Ibarra-Berastegi, G., Sáenz, J., Ulazia, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Performance
Variability and stochastic simulation of power from wave energy converter arrays Bailey, H., Robertson, B., Buckham, B. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Array Effects
Nonlinear and viscous effects on the hydrodynamic performance of a fixed OWC wave energy converter Wang, R., Ning, D., Zhang, C. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance and flow characteristics of single and a novel double oscillating water column devices Prasad, D., Kim, C., Kang, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Steady state performance of an axial impulse turbine for oscillating water column wave energy converters Liu, Z., Cui, Y., Li, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Scale Device Performance, Structural
Numerical simulation of a simple OWC problem for turbine performance Moñino, A., Medina-Lopez, E., Clavero, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off
Enhancement of performance of wave turbine during stall using passive flow control: First and second law analysis Shehata. A., Xiao, Q., Selim, M. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data Performance
OWC WEC integrated within a breakwater versus isolated: Experimental and numerical theoretical study Howe, D., Nader, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Optimization of the geometry and the turbine induced damping for fixed detached and asymmetric OWC devices: A numerical study Simonetti, I., Cappietti, L., Elsafti, H. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Behaviour of eigenmodes of an array of oscillating water column devices Chowdhury, S., Manasseh, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Experimental and numerical measurements of wave forces on a 3D offshore stationary OWC wave energy converter Elhanafi, A., Macfarlane, G., Fleming, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
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