Development of multi-oscillating water columns as wave energy converters

S Doyle, GA Aggidis - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Wave energy development continues to advance in order to capture the immense ocean
energy available globally. A large number of wave energy conversion concepts have been …

Experimental investigation on the hydrodynamic performance of a multi-chamber OWC-breakwater

X Zhao, L Zhang, M Li, L Johanning - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The multi-chamber Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device has recently become
more attractive due to its potential high efficiency. In this paper, the hydrodynamic …

Hydraulic power take-off concepts for wave energy conversion system: A review

MA Jusoh, MZ Ibrahim, MZ Daud, A Albani… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ocean wave energy is one of the most abundant energy sources in the world. There is a
wide variety of wave energy conversion systems that have been designed and developed …

CFD modelling of a small–scale fixed multi–chamber OWC device

M Shalby, A Elhanafi, P Walker, DG Dorrell - Applied Ocean Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Wave Energy Converters (WECs) have excellent potential as a source of renewable
energy that is yet to be commercially realised. Recent attention has focused on the …

Experimental investigation and performance comparison of a 1 single OWC, array and M-OWC

S Doyle, GA Aggidis - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Ocean wave energy continues to develop through innovation and a growing number of
collaborations around the world. With the vast resource of wave energy on our doorstep it …

Experimental study on the performance of an oscillating water column by considering the interaction effects of optimal installation depth and dimensionless …

BA Kharkeshi, R Shafaghat, O Jahanian, R Alamian… - Ocean …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effect of installation depth optimization on the performance of an OWC has
been studied experimentally. The converter's efficiency was considered as an objective …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-Art of the most commonly adopted wave energy conversion systems

A Mahdy, HM Hasanien, SHEA Aleem… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The vast diversity of wave energy conversion systems (WECSs) in the literature makes
selecting the suitable WECS for wave energy harvest a stubborn process. This work …

Numerical simulation of a stationary offshore multi-chamber OWC wave energy converter

MR Mia, M Zhao, H Wu, H Palmer - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims to study the improvement in hydrodynamic efficiency of an OWC device by
dividing a single chamber into multiple chambers. The two-dimensional incompressible …

Multi–chamber oscillating water column wave energy converters and air turbines: A review

M Shalby, DG Dorrell, P Walker - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The oscillating water column (OWC) is a more common type of wave energy converter
(WEC) that has been the subject of the study and development for several decades. Multi …

Numerical and experimental study on hydrodynamic performance of a land-based dual-chamber OWC device under irregular waves

L Fu, D Ning, R Wang, R Mayon - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study examines land-based oscillating water column (OWC) devices numerically and
experimentally subjected to the action of regular and irregular waves. The higher-order …