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Wave

Capturing energy from waves.

Ocean surface waves are generated by wind passing over the ocean surface. The friction between the wind and ocean surface causes energy to be transferred from the faster moving air to the surface layer of the ocean. Wave development depends on the length of ocean, or “fetch,” over which the wind blows in a constant direction. Longer fetches with higher wind velocities will produce larger waves. Waves can travel thousands of miles with little energy loss and can combine with waves from storms and other wind-driven events to create very energetic seas. The energy of ocean waves is concentrated at the surface and decays rapidly with depth.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Wave

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 Wave.

Total: 5413

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Assessment of Navier Stokes Modelling of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter RAMELIARISON, V., ASTRUC, D., Chapalain, G. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling
CFD Numerical Simulation and Experiments on Seawave Slot-Cone Generator in Random Wave Buccino, M., Dentale, F., Salerno, D. Conference Paper Wave, Overtopping Hydrodynamics
An aging-aware life cycle cost comparison between supercapacitors and Li-ion batteries to smooth Direct Wave Energy Converter production Kovaltchouk, T., Ahmed, H., Multon, B. Conference Paper Wave
Wave tank experiments on the power capture of a multi-axis wave energy converter Zhang, D., George, A., Wang, Y. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Evaluation and comparison of the levelized cost of tidal, wave, and offshore wind energy Astariz, S., Vazquez, A., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling
Marine Energy Electrical Architecture Report 2: Review of SSE Contractor Reports Driver, R. Report Current, Wave Array Effects
Control of rapid phase oscillations in the modelling of large wave energy arrays Isberg, J., Engström, J., Eriksson, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Ocean Energy Development in Europe: Current Status and Future Perspectives Magagna, D., Uihlein, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Feasibility of marine renewable energy to the Feed-in Tariff system in Malaysia Lim, X., Lam, W., Hashim, R. Journal Article Current, Wave
Effect of a straight coast on the hydrodynamics and performance of the Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Sarkar, D., Renzi, E., Dias, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Hydrodynamics
Numerical investigation of wave structure interaction with application to wave energy devices Li, L. Thesis Wave Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Feasibility study on tidal and wave energy conversion in Iranian seas Soleimani, K., Ketabdari, M., Khorasani, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
PIV investigation of 3-dimensional flow within an oscillating water column Ferguson, T., Macfarlane, G., Fleming, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Structural
Characterization of U.S. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Test Sites: A Catalogue of Met-Ocean Data, 2nd Edition Dallman, A., Neary, V. Report Wave Field Data, Test Center
Performance analysis and optimization of a box-hull wave energy converter concept Bódai, T., Srinil, N. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
Evaluating a project for wave energy generation at a coastal site in Chile Almonacid, N. Thesis Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Array Effects, Grid Integration, Performance
Marine Energy Electrical Architecture Report 3: Optimum Electrical Array Architectures Mason, A., Driver, R. Report Current, Wave Array Effects
Potential applications for small scale wave energy installations Blazauskas, N., Pasilis, A., Knolis, A. Journal Article Wave Structural
Combining wave energy with wind and solar: Short-term forecasting Reikard, G., Robertson, B., Bidlot, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
Marine Energy Electrical Architecture Report 1: Landscape Map and Literature Review Mason, A. Report Current, Wave Array Effects
Wave energy for Australia's National Electricity Market Behrens, S., Hayward, J., Woodman, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Development of a composite sea wall wave energy converter system Buccino, M., Stagonas, D., Vicinanza, D. Journal Article Wave, Overtopping Modeling Performance
Constrained optimal control of a point absorber wave energy converter with linear generator Wang, L., Engström, J., Göteman, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control
Mechanics and materials in the design of a buckling diaphragm wave energy converter Le, H., Collins, K., Greaves, D. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Structural
Wave Loads on a Point-Absorbing Wave Energy Device in Extreme Waves Göteman, M., Engström, J., Eriksson, M. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Scale Device Power Take Off
Wave energy potential assessment in the central and southern regions of the South China Sea Mirzaei, A., Tangang, F., Juneng, L. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Wave interaction with an oscillating wave surge converter, Part I: Viscous effects Wei, Y., Rafiee, A., Henry, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Lab Data, Modeling
A database of capture width ratio of wave energy converters Babarit, A. Journal Article Wave Hydrodynamics
Experimental and numerical comparisons of self-reacting point absorber wave energy converters in regular waves Beatty, S., Hall, M., Buckham, B. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
SEAREV: Case study of the development of a wave energy converter Cordonnier, J., Gorintin, F., De Gagny, A. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Control
Power capture performance of an oscillating-body WEC with nonlinear snap through PTO systems in irregular waves Zhang, X., Yang, J. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Power Take Off
A statistical methodology for the estimation of extreme wave conditions for offshore renewable applications Larsen, X., Kalogeri, C., Galanis, G. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Effect of non-ideal power take-off efficiency on performance of single- and two-body reactively controlled wave energy converters Falcao, A., Henriques, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
A review of hydrodynamic investigations into arrays of ocean wave energy converters Chowdhury, S., Nader, J., Sánchez, A. Journal Article Wave Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Capture width of the three-float multi-mode multi-resonance broadband wave energy line absorber M4 from laboratory studies with irregular waves of different spectral shape and directional spread Stansby, P., Moreno, E., Stallard, T. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
Wave energy conversion by controlled floating and submerged cylindrical buoys Korde, U., Ertekin, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
Impact of sediments on wear performance of critical sliding components of hydrokinetic devices Ali, M., Ravens, T., Petersen, T. Journal Article Current, Wave Field Data Materials
Scaled development of a novel Wave Energy Converter through wave tank to utility-scale laboratory testing Rhinefrank, K., Schacher, A., Prudell, J. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Scale Device
A Review of Debris Detection Methods Kasper, J., Johnson, J., Duvoy, P. Report Current, Wave
Creating a Dynamometer for Experimental Validation of Power Take-Off Forces on a Wave Energy Converter Simmons, A., Brekken, T., Lomonaco, P. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Power Take Off
Surrogate Based Design of a Mooring System for a Self-reacting Point Absorber Ortiz, J., Bailey, H., Buckham, B. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Hydrodynamics, Mooring
PTO-Sim: Development of a Power Take Off Modeling Tool for Ocean Wave Energy Conversion So, R., Casey, S., Kanner, S. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Power Take Off
Simulating and forecasting ocean wave energy in Western Canada Reikard, G., Robertson, B., Buckham, B. Journal Article Wave Modeling
A proposed wave farm on the Galician coast Veigas, M., Lopez, M., Romillo, P. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Modeling
Linear parametric hydrodynamic models for ocean wave energy converters identified from numerical wave tank experiments Davidson, J., Giorgi, S., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling
Design and modeling of an innovative wave energy converter using dielectric electro-active polymers generator Binh, P., Nam, D., Ahn, K. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Non-dimensional analysis for matching an impulse turbine to an OWC (oscillating water column) with an optimum energy transfer Pereiras, B., López, I., Castro, F. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Performance, Structural
Numerical investigations of the hydrodynamics of an oscillating water column device Kamath, A., Bihs, H., Arntsen, Ø. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Survivability of Wave Energy Converter and Mooring Coupled System using CFD Ransley, E. Thesis Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Mooring
Wave and Tidal Energy Yield Uncertainty Literature Review Livermore, S. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Performance
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