Preliminary Results of a RANS Simulation for a Floating Point Absorber Wave Energy System Under Extreme Wave Conditions

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of a preliminary study on the hydrodynamics of a moored floating-point absorber (FPA) wave energy system under extreme wave conditions.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages10
StatePublished - 2011
Event30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Duration: 19 Jun 201124 Jun 2011

Conference

Conference30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering
CityRotterdam, The Netherlands
Period19/06/1124/06/11

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5000-50967

Keywords

  • degree of freedom (DOF)
  • floating-point absorber (FPA)
  • free surface
  • Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equation
  • volume of fluid (VOF)
  • wave energy conversion (WEC)

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