[HTML][HTML] A large-scale review of wave and tidal energy research over the last 20 years

D Khojasteh, A Shamsipour, L Huang, S Tavakoli… - Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last two decades, a large body of academic scholarship has been generated on
wave and tidal energy related topics. It is therefore important to assess and analyse the …

[HTML][HTML] Performance improvement of a Wells turbine through an automated optimization technique

TK Das, E Kerikous, N Venkatesan, G Janiga… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present article reports optimization of the performance of a Wells turbine, which is an
axial turbine utilized for wave energy conversion, through a computational fluid dynamics …

Turbulence model effects on the hydrodynamic response of an oscillating water column (OWC) with use of a computational fluid dynamics model

Y Zeng, W Shi, C Michailides, Z Ren, X Li - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•A circular OWC device for wave energy extraction using the CFD method is
simulated.•RANS equations with different turbulence models are used.•The numerical model …

Hydrodynamics of LIMPET type OWC device under Stokes second-order waves

K Trivedi, AR Ray, PA Krishnan, S Koley, T Sahoo - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This research aims to investigate the hydrodynamic performance and efficiency of the
LIMPET oscillating water column (OWC) device. A two-dimensional numerical wave tank …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of spring-like air compressibility effects in floating coaxial-duct OWCs: Experimental and numerical investigation

JCC Portillo, LMC Gato, JCC Henriques, AFO Falcão - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The paper analyses the spring-like air compressibility effect in coaxial-duct oscillating-water-
column (CD-OWC) wave energy converters (WECs). This is accomplished through a novel …

Potential of performance improvement of a modified Wells turbine using passive control for wave energy conversion

ATM Kotb, MAA Nawar, R Abd El Maksoud, YA Attai… - Ocean …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wells turbine is widely used to convert wave energy into mechanical energy, although it
suffers from a narrow operating range, low power output, and low efficiency. The study of the …

Experimental and analytical study on continuous frozen/melting processes of latent thermal energy storage driven by bubble flow

S Tian, J Ma, S Shao, Q Tian, Z Wang, Z Zhang, K Hu - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
It is emphasized direct contact method that introduced to the frozen/melting processes has a
high value of development due to the role for mitigating thermal stratification, reducing …

Detailed investigation of the local flow-field in a Wells turbine coupled to an OWC simulator

F Licheri, T Ghisu, F Cambuli, P Puddu - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most promising technologies for sea-wave energy conversion is the one based
on the OWC principle. In a system of this type, the oscillatory motion of the sea waves is …

Rotational speed control using ANN-based MPPT for OWC based on surface elevation measurements

F M'zoughi, I Garrido, AJ Garrido, M De La Sen - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an ANN-based rotational speed control to avoid the stalling behavior in
Oscillating Water Columns composed of a Doubly Fed Induction Generator driven by a Wells …

The wave-to-wire energy conversion process for a fixed U-OWC Device

L Gurnari, PGF Filianoti, M Torresi, SM Camporeale - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oscillating water column (OWC) devices, either fixed or floating, are the most common wave
energy converter (WEC) devices. In this work, the fluid dynamic interaction between waves …