Study on a Caisson Based OWC Wave Energy Converting System

DOI

10.2991/icismme-15.2015.125How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Breakwater Design; Wave Energy; Wave Power Converting System; Caisson Breakwater Application

Abstract

This study proposes an alternative way, so called caisson based OWC type wave energy converting system to collect and convert wave energy into electricity. A numerical method by using a theorem of unsteady Navier-Stokes Equations in conservation form is used to analyze the proposed structural model. The analysis focuses on the interactions between the wave motion and the air pressure, and the variations of the air flow in the chamber when the structure subjected to an incident wave. The limited analytical results appear to be very encouraging for the proposed caisson modified structure as an alternative for green energy developments. It is found that the analytical results are compared well with the findings of Goda et al. and the dimensional parameters of the converter are closely related to environmental factors.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Y.-F. Chiu
AU  - Hsien Hua Lee
AU  - C.-Y. Lin
AU  - C.-H. Chen
PY  - 2015/07
DA  - 2015/07
TI  - Study on a Caisson Based OWC Wave Energy Converting System
BT  - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Information Sciences, Machinery, Materials and Energy
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 609
EP  - 612
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icismme-15.2015.125
DO  - 10.2991/icismme-15.2015.125
ID  - Chiu2015/07
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