Numerical hydrodynamic analysis of an offshore stationary–floating oscillating water column–wave energy converter using CFD

Offshore oscillating water columns (OWC) represent one of the most promising forms of wave energy converters. The hydrodynamic performance of such converters heavily depends on their interactions with ocean waves; therefore, understanding these interactions is essential. In this paper, a fully nonli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmed Elhanafi, Alan Fleming, Gregor Macfarlane, Zhi Leong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Subjects:
OWC
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092678216304290