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DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A SMALL WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER FOR NUMERICAL SIMULATION VALIDATION

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2024
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Wave energy converters (WECs) are marine renewable energy devices designed to harness the potential and kinetic energy present in waves and convert it into electrical energy. This energy can then be stored or directed to power coastal cities or offshore installations. This thesis discusses a small-scale (~2m diameter) wave energy converter developed to gather open-water performance data for validating the numerical simulation of a 4-body oscillating body type WEC design. This WEC underwent numerical simulation using both WEC-Sim and ProteusDS, and these results were subsequently compared to the in-water testing data to validate the accuracy of the simulation. This research was conducted as part of the REU program in Marine Renewable Energy at FAU.
Title: DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A SMALL WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER FOR NUMERICAL SIMULATION VALIDATION.
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Name(s): Johnson, Westin , author
Hill, Terje, Thesis advisor
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Thesis
Date Created: 2024
Date Issued: 2024
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Jupiter, FL
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 43 p.
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Wave energy converters (WECs) are marine renewable energy devices designed to harness the potential and kinetic energy present in waves and convert it into electrical energy. This energy can then be stored or directed to power coastal cities or offshore installations. This thesis discusses a small-scale (~2m diameter) wave energy converter developed to gather open-water performance data for validating the numerical simulation of a 4-body oscillating body type WEC design. This WEC underwent numerical simulation using both WEC-Sim and ProteusDS, and these results were subsequently compared to the in-water testing data to validate the accuracy of the simulation. This research was conducted as part of the REU program in Marine Renewable Energy at FAU.
Identifier: FAUHT00307 (IID)
Degree granted: Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2024
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