Hydrodynamic performance of a three-unit heave wave energy converter array under different arrangement

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorChen, Wenchuang
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Zhenhai
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yongliang
dc.contributor.authorWang, Liguo
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Luofeng
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-01T10:35:04Z
dc.date.available2024-02-01T10:35:04Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-17
dc.description.abstractA pile-restrained floating wave energy converter (WEC) array is proposed as an alternative to a single floater of the size of the array for use as a floating breakwater. The hydrodynamics of the WEC are modelled based on the Navier-Stokes equations and the model is verified by comparing its results with existing experimental data. The model then is used to characterize the array composed by a line of three WECs in terms of floater heaving, wave energy conversion, wave reflection, transmission and dissipation, for different layouts. In the examined array configuration, the aligned arrays exhibit superior performance compared to the staggered arrays, comprehensively considering both wave energy conversion and wave transmission. Specifically, when khi > 1.73, the wave energy conversion efficiency of the aligned array with a spacing of 0.1 times the WEC width ranges from 0.141 to 0.330, while the wave transmission coefficient ranges from 0.187 to 0.472, indicating the effectiveness of the arrays in simultaneously reducing wave transmission and converting wave energy under shorter-wavelength conditions. Compared to a single WEC of the same dimensions, the array exhibits a remarkable increase in wave energy conversion efficiency and effectively reduce wave reflection.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationChen W, Huang Z, Zhang Y, et al., (2024) Hydrodynamic performance of a three-unit heave wave energy converter array under different arrangement. Renewable Energy, Volume 221, February 2024, Article number 119808en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0960-1481
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119808
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20730
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectWave energy converter (WEC)en_UK
dc.subjectArrayen_UK
dc.subjectWave energyen_UK
dc.subjectconversionen_UK
dc.subjectWave transmissionen_UK
dc.subjectWave dissipationen_UK
dc.subjectPile-restraineden_UK
dc.titleHydrodynamic performance of a three-unit heave wave energy converter array under different arrangementen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-12-11

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
three-unit_heave_wave_energy_converter_array-2023.pdf
Size:
2 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.63 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Staff publications (SWEE)