Hydrodynamic performance of a pile-restrained WEC-type floating breakwater: An experimental study

D Ning, X Zhao, M Göteman, H Kang - Renewable energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, a system which integrates an oscillating buoy type wave energy converter with
a vertical pile-restrained floating breakwater is introduced. A preliminary experimental study …

Performance of pile-restrained flexible floating breakwaters

I Diamantoulaki, DC Angelides, GD Manolis - Applied Ocean Research, 2008 - Elsevier
The overall performance of pile-restrained flexible floating breakwaters is investigated under
the action of linear monochromatic incident waves in the frequency domain. The …

An adaptive barrier-mooring system for coastal floating solar farms

F Zeng, C Bi, D Sree, G Huang, N Zhang, AWK Law - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Floating solar farms in the coastal areas are subjected to more complex environmental loads
of tides and waves than lakes or reservoirs with greater challenges to their mooring. At …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation on mooring line configurations of a Paired Column Semisubmersible for its global performance in deep water condition

CV Amaechi, AC Odijie, F Wang, J Ye - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The advances observed in the offshore-renewable industry include the recent development
of a deep draft paired column semisubmersible platform developed for application on dry …

Improvements of particle near-wall velocity and erosion predictions using a commercial CFD code

Y Zhang, BS McLaury, SA Shirazi - 2009 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The determination of a representative particle impacting velocity is an important component
in calculating solid particle erosion inside pipe geometry. Currently, most commercial …

An experimental and numerical study of floating breakwaters

ED Christensen, HB Bingham, APS Friis, AK Larsen… - Coastal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Breakwaters are used to provide sheltered areas for loading and unloading of ships, and
coastal protection. Often the breakwaters are bottom mounted such as rubble mound …

Wave trapping by porous breakwater near a rigid wall under the influence of ocean current

KC Swami, S Koley - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The present work investigates the water wave interaction with bottom-standing thick porous
trapezoidal-shaped structures and shore-side vertical rigid wall in the presence of uniform …

Response analysis and optimum configuration of a modular floating structure with flexible connectors

C Michailides, E Loukogeorgaki, DC Angelides - Applied Ocean Research, 2013 - Elsevier
In the present paper, a numerical analysis framework evaluating the connectors' internal
loads of a modular Pontoon type Floating Structure (PFS) as well as for identifying the PFS's …

Effects of floating breakwater on hydrodynamic load of low-lying bridge deck under impact of cnoidal wave

K Qu, WY Sun, S Kraatz, B Deng, CB Jiang - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Extreme ocean surface waves generated during hurricanes or tsunamis can cause severe
damage to coastal communities and infrastructures, especially coastal bridges. In this paper …

3D Experimental investigation of the structural response and the effectiveness of a moored floating breakwater with flexibly connected modules

E Loukogeorgaki, O Yagci, MS Kabdasli - Coastal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The objective of the present paper is the implementation of 3D experiments in order to
investigate and assess the structural response (connectors' internal forces and mooring …