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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Wave energy conversion"”.
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Modelling, survivability, assessment, and control of moored wave energy conversion systems
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Implementation plan for the Stellenbosch Wave Energy Converter on the South-West Coast of South Africa
Lack of experience in wave energy conversion locally leads to uncertainty in the implementation process for the Stellenbosch Wave Energy Converter (SWEC), which is the cause of many developmental hindrances in terms of determining cost estimates, the potential site specific environmental impacts …
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BOAT SHELTER AND FISHERY IN HAI DUONG COMMUNE : PROTOTYPE INTEGRATING COASTAL PROTECTION AND WAVE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN CENTRAL VIETNAM
… boat shelter integrating coastal protection and wave energy conversion on the vulnerable coastline of Central Vietnam (Thua Thien Hue). It suggests how structures can be integrated to encourage the growth of natural defense mechanisms against strong waves in order to protect the erosion of …
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Co-design Investigation and Optimization of an Oscillating-Surge Wave Energy Converter
Ocean wave energy has the potential to play a crucial role in the shift to renewable energy. In order to improve wave energy conversion techniques, a recognition of the sub-optimal nature of traditional sequential design processes due to the interconnectedness of subsystems such as the geometry, …
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Experimental analysis of an energy self sufficient ocean buoy utilizing a bi-directional turbine
… analysis of a Venturi shrouded hydro turbine for wave energy conversion. The turbine is designed to meet the specific power requirements of a, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute offshore monitoring buoy using a unique gumby hose mooring system. The buoy's mission is to monitor the Massachusetts …
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Design and Characterization of a Wave Energy Converter Array Experimental Test Platform
Wave energy is a promising source of renewable energy that has the potential to play a significant role in the global transition towards sustainable energy. Unlike other forms of renewable energy, wave energy is not dependent on weather patterns or daylight hours, making it a reliable and …
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Performance and hull pressure analysis of scaled physical testing of a wave energy converter
Wave energy conversion is an emerging field with the potential to capture a significant amount of a globally abundant energy resource to lower reliance on fossil fuels. At present, many designs for wave energy converters are being developed which show great promise for efficiently capturing wave …
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Wave Energy Extraction and Coastal Protection
… and efforts related to a growing marine energy conversion sector, this study presents work aimed to enhance the understanding of wave resource characterisation for high and medium energy sites in Scottish waters.<br/>Results obtained through numerous field data campaigns over a 7 year …
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Hydrodynamic Design Optimization and Wave Tank Testing of Self-Reacting Two-Body Wave Energy Converter
As worldwide energy consumption continues to increase, so does the demand for renewable energy sources. The total available wave energy resource for the United States alone is 2,640 TWh/yr; nearly two thirds of the 4,000 TWh of electricity used in the United States each year. It is estimated that …
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Theoretical studies of the VASIMR plasma propulsion concept
… and consists of three main components: a low energy helicon plasma source, which creates cold plasma via rf-discharge; an ion cyclotron-resonance heating (ICRH) section, which is used to deposit rf-power into the plasma; and a magnetic nozzle, which forms highly directed superalfvenic outgoing …
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Wave Energy Converter Performance Modeling and Cost of Electricity Assessment
… interest for the potential of converting ocean waves into clean electricity. Numerous applications have been submitted for the permitting of such renewable energy projects; however the profitability, practicability, and survivability have yet to be proven. Wave energy conversion technology has …
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Micro-modelling of wave fields
… the potential of small scale physical models of waves (termed wave micro-models) as a modelling tool for coastal engineers and scientists. Length scales smaller than 1:50 are applied in micro-models and as such the requirements in facility size, technical and experimental personnel and …
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Evanescent Wave Reduction Using a Segmented Wavemaker in a Two Dimensional Wave Tank
Evanescent waves are created by the wavemaking process during tank testing. They have long been a nuisance for engineers as they contaminate the wave field in the tank and result in additional inertial force experienced by a wavemaker. Evanescent waves are created by the mismatch between the motion …