Hydrodynamic analysis of a heave-hinge wave energy converter combined with a floating breakwater

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dc.contributor.authorWei, Yujia
dc.contributor.authorYu, Shuangrui
dc.contributor.authorLi, Xiang
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Chongwei
dc.contributor.authorNing, Dezhi
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Luofeng
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-01T11:28:04Z
dc.date.available2024-02-01T11:28:04Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-02
dc.description.abstractResearch interest in breakwater design has increased recently due to the impetus to develop marine renewable energy systems, as breakwaters can be retrofitted to harness wave energy at the same time as attenuating it. This study investigates a novel system of attaching a hinge baffle under a floating breakwater. The floating breakwater itself acts as a heaving wave energy converter, and meanwhile the hinge rotation provides a second mechanism for wave energy harnessing. A computational model with multi-body dynamics was established to study this system, and a series of simulations were conducted in various wave conditions. Both wave attenuation performance and energy conversion ratio were studied, using an interdisciplinary approach considering both coastal engineering and renewable energy. In particular, the performance of the proposed system is compared with contemporary floating breakwater designs to demonstrate its advantage. Overall, a useful simulation framework with multi-body dynamics is presented and the simulation results provide valuable insights into the design of combined wave energy and breakwater systems.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationWei Y, Yu S, Li X, et al., (2024) Hydrodynamic analysis of a heave-hinge wave energy converter combined with a floating breakwater. Ocean Engineering, Volume 293, February 2024, Article number 116618en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0029-8018
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.116618
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20732
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectFloating breakwateren_UK
dc.subjectWave energy converteren_UK
dc.subjectFluid-structure interactionen_UK
dc.subjectHydrodynamicsen_UK
dc.subjectMulti-body dynamicsen_UK
dc.subjectOpenFOAMen_UK
dc.titleHydrodynamic analysis of a heave-hinge wave energy converter combined with a floating breakwateren_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-12-18

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