High-fidelity numerical modelling of ocean wave energy systems: A review of computational fluid dynamics-based numerical wave tanks
For the research and development (R&D) of wave energy converters (WECs), numerical
wave tanks (NWTs) provide an excellent numerical tool, enabling a cost-effective testbed for …
wave tanks (NWTs) provide an excellent numerical tool, enabling a cost-effective testbed for …
Evaluation of air compressibility effects on the performance of fixed OWC wave energy converters using CFD modelling
This study presents an evaluation of the error induced by neglecting the effect of air
compressibility in modelling Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converters. A …
compressibility in modelling Oscillating Water Column (OWC) wave energy converters. A …
Application of an overset mesh based numerical wave tank for modelling realistic free-surface hydrodynamic problems
This paper presents a numerical wave tank based on the overset mesh approach. Overset
mesh is favourable to the moving mesh method owing to its ability to represent complex …
mesh is favourable to the moving mesh method owing to its ability to represent complex …
An overset mesh based multiphase flow solver for water entry problems
This paper extends a recently proposed multi-region based numerical wave tank (Martínez-
Ferrer et al.[1]) to solve water entry problems in naval engineering. The original static linking …
Ferrer et al.[1]) to solve water entry problems in naval engineering. The original static linking …
[HTML][HTML] A Cartesian cut-cell based multiphase flow model for large-eddy simulation of three-dimensional wave-structure interaction
A multiphase flow numerical approach for performing large-eddy simulations of three-
dimensional (3D) wave-structure interaction is presented in this study. The approach …
dimensional (3D) wave-structure interaction is presented in this study. The approach …
Water wave transmission and energy dissipation by a floating plate in the presence of overwash
A numerical model, based on the two-phase incompressible Navier–Stokes equations, is
used to study transmission of regular water waves by a thin floating plate in two dimensions …
used to study transmission of regular water waves by a thin floating plate in two dimensions …
Wave and structure interaction using multi-domain couplings for Navier-Stokes solvers in OpenFOAM®. Part I: Implementation and validation
This paper and its companion (Di Paolo et al., 2020b) present near-far field coupling
schemes of Navier-Stokes (NS) equations for high-fidelity numerical modelling of wave …
schemes of Navier-Stokes (NS) equations for high-fidelity numerical modelling of wave …
Improved numerical wave generation for modelling ocean and coastal engineering problems
We introduce a dynamic-boundary numerical wave generation procedure developed for
wave structure interaction (WSI) simulations typical of ocean and coastal engineering …
wave structure interaction (WSI) simulations typical of ocean and coastal engineering …
Numerical investigation of scaling effect in two-dimensional oscillating water column wave energy devices for harvesting wave energy
Oscillating water column (OWC) devices utilise wave-induced oscillation of water column in
partially submerged chambers to extract energy of waves in ocean. The principal aim of this …
partially submerged chambers to extract energy of waves in ocean. The principal aim of this …
[HTML][HTML] Investigation of wave-driven hydroelastic interactions using numerical and physical modelling approaches
SA Brown, N Xie, MR Hann, DM Greaves - Applied Ocean Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Wave-driven hydroelasticity is of great importance to a wide range of applications within
offshore and coastal engineering. Harnessing the benefits of hydroelasticity or minimising its …
offshore and coastal engineering. Harnessing the benefits of hydroelasticity or minimising its …