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Evaluation of the performance of a taut-moored dual-body direct-drive waveenergy converter through numerical modeling and physical testing

Creator:: Elwood, David E.
Abstract:: With energy prices rising and increasing concern about the influence of fossil fuels on climate change, wave energy systems are on the verge of commercial implementation. These first generation wave energy converters utilize either pneumatics or hydraulics to convert the mechanical energy of waves into electricity. For the last several...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Construction, and Ocean Testing of a Taut-Moored Dual-Body Wave Energy With a Linear Generator Power Take-off

Laboratory observations and numerical modeling of the effects of an array of wave energy converters

Creator:: Porter, Aaron K.
Abstract:: This thesis investigates the effects of wave energy converters (WECs) on water waves through the analysis of extensive laboratory experiments, as well as subsequent numerical simulations. Data for the analysis was collected during the WEC-Array Experiments performed at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at Oregon State University, under co-operation...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Incident wave power in SWAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 37 Model to empirical

On the design, modeling, and testing of ocean wave energy converters

Creator:: Bosma, Bret
Abstract:: Ocean wave energy converter technology continues to advance and new developers continue to emerge, leading to the need for a general design, modeling, and testing methodology. This work presents a development of the process of taking a wave energy converter from a concept to the prototype stage. A two body...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Power Matrix for Irregular wave input: (a) HWRL wave tank testing, (b) AQWA model, and (c) MATLAB

Toward wave energy in Oregon : predicting wave conditions and extracted power

Creator:: Oskamp, Jeffrey A.
Abstract:: Knowledge of wave conditions in nearshore regions supports the development of ocean wave energy technology by providing wave climatology for device design considerations, and power output estimates. By modeling wave transformation over the continental shelf, wave conditions were predicted in nearshore regions where potential wave energy conversion sites are located....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - structure interaction model was implemented, and power output estimates were made for a simplified wave

On the modeling and control of horizontal pendulum wave energy converters

Creator:: Boren, Blake C.
Abstract:: Presented is an investigation into the modeling, active control design, and simulation of a generic horizontal pendulum wave energy converter, known as a PWEC. A description is provided of the dominant attributes PWECs have, showcasing their promising potential as wave energy converters. Seeking to further promote this potential, an active...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.2 Pelamis Wave Energy Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.3 Ocean Power

Numerical and assimilative studies of the equatorial Pacific cold tongue

Creator:: Perez, Renellys Christine
Abstract:: Numerical model and assimilation experiments were conducted in the tropical Pacific Ocean to obtain a better understanding of the processes that control the cold tongue surface mixed layer temperature balance during August 1999 to July 2004. The numerical model was first applied to test two hypotheses (asymmetric background currents and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Numerical model and assimilation experiments were conducted in the tropical Pacific Ocean to obtain a

Precise measurements of coda buildup and decay rates of western Pacific P, P₀ and S₀ phases and their relevance to lithospheric scattering

Creator:: Brandsdottir, Bryndis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: with the subducted Kula Pacific ridge, as proposed in the model of Uyeda and Ben-Avraham 35

A frequency-domain approach to simulating wave energy converter hydrodynamics

Creator:: Simmons, Asher
Abstract:: Wave energy converter (WEC) devices are complicated systems containing hydrodynamic, mechanical, and electrical elements. WEC design efforts are primarily focused in the time-domain, using frequency-based energy analyses and numerical problem solving approaches that are staples in hydrodynamic design efforts to form the basic information set used in these time-domain development...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: has on power production [35], ocean ecology and ocean wave climate [36] are being conducted. Some

Dynamic instability of stratified shear flow in the upper equatorial Pacific

Creator:: Sun, Chaojiao
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to solve this problem are: 3 To model the ocean conditions using measurements to retain complex

Ocean wave interaction with a caisson on a rubble base

Creator:: Ward, Donald L. (Donald LeRoy), 1954-
Abstract:: Caissons are frequently used in the coastal environment for breakwaters, jetties, seawalls, and piers. Because a satisfactory analytical solution to a typical caisson installation has not been developed, design of a caisson-style structure typically is either based on physical model testing, which is expensive, or the structure is designed as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Evaluation of the performance of a taut-moored dual-body direct-drive waveenergy converter through numerical modeling and physical testing

Laboratory observations and numerical modeling of the effects of an array of wave energy converters

On the design, modeling, and testing of ocean wave energy converters

Toward wave energy in Oregon : predicting wave conditions and extracted power

On the modeling and control of horizontal pendulum wave energy converters

Numerical and assimilative studies of the equatorial Pacific cold tongue

Precise measurements of coda buildup and decay rates of western Pacific P, P₀ and S₀ phases and their relevance to lithospheric scattering

A frequency-domain approach to simulating wave energy converter hydrodynamics

Dynamic instability of stratified shear flow in the upper equatorial Pacific

Ocean wave interaction with a caisson on a rubble base

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