Experimentally Based Model to Size the Geometry of a New OWC Device, with Reference to the Mediterranean Sea Wave Environment

This note presents the Seabreath wave energy converter, basically a multi-chamber floating oscillating water column device, and the lumped model used to size its chambers, the ducts and the turbine. The model is based on extensive testing carried out in the wave flume of the University of Padova usi...

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Main Authors: Piero Ruol, Paolo Pezzutto, Luca Martinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/6/9/4696