High-fidelity numerical modelling of ocean wave energy systems: A review of computational fluid dynamics-based numerical wave tanks

C Windt, J Davidson, JV Ringwood - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 energy resource assessment for exploitation—a review

N Guillou, G Lavidas, G Chapalain - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over recent decades, the exploitation of wave energy resources has sparked a wide range
of technologies dedicated to capturing the available power with maximum efficiency …

Efficient nonlinear hydrodynamic models for wave energy converter design—A scoping study

J Davidson, R Costello - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on the most suitable form of hydrodynamic modeling for the next
generation wave energy converter (WEC) design tools. To design and optimize a WEC, it is …

Validation of a CFD-based numerical wave tank model for the power production assessment of the wavestar ocean wave energy converter

C Windt, J Davidson, EJ Ransley, D Greaves… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
CFD-based numerical wave tank (CNWT) models, are a useful tool for the analysis of wave
energy converters (WECs). During the development of a CNWT, model validation is vital, to …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of a Multi-OWC wind turbine floating platform

B Fenu, M Bonfanti, A Bardazzi, C Pilloton, A Lucarelli… - Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
The worldwide energy supply needs to be enhanced following the expanding of electrical
energy request. Marine renewable energies have the potential to partially cover the …

A high-fidelity wave-to-wire simulation platform for wave energy converters: Coupled numerical wave tank and power take-off models

M Penalba, J Davidson, C Windt, JV Ringwood - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Performing rigorous technical and commercial assessment of wave energy converters
(WECs) numerically, before engaging in expensive wave tank and open ocean tests, is vital …

Numerical investigation of the hydrodynamics of a submersible steel-frame offshore fish farm in regular waves using CFD

G Wang, T Martin, L Huang, H Bihs - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The hydrodynamics and non-linear interaction between the submersible steel-frame
offshore fish farm “ShenLan 1” and regular waves are investigated using the open-source …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal array arrangement of oscillating wave surge converters: An analysis based on three devices

D Benites-Munoz, L Huang, G Thomas - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wave farms consist of arrays of wave energy converters. However, ocean waves perturbed
by one device will interact with its neighbouring devices, which can lead to more or less …

The wave energy converter design process: Methods applied in industry and shortcomings of current practices

A Trueworthy, B DuPont - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
Wave energy is among the many renewable energy technologies being researched and
developed to address the increasing demand for low-emissions energy. The unique design …

An adaptive and energy-maximizing control optimization of wave energy converters using an extremum-seeking approach

L Parrinello, P Dafnakis, E Pasta, G Bracco… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, we systematically investigate the feasibility of different extremum-seeking (ES)
control and optimization schemes to improve the conversion efficiency of wave energy …