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Design of hydrodynamic test facility and scaling procedure for ocean current renewable energy devices
- Date Issued:
- 2012
- Summary:
- Simulations have been carried out to validate a hydrokinetic energy system non-dimensional scaling procedure. The requirements for a testing facility intended to test such devices will be determined from the results of the simulations. There are 6 simulations containing 3 prototype systems and 2 possible model facility depths to give a range of results. The first 4 tests are conducted using a varying current profile, while the last 2 tests use a constant current profile of 1.6 m/s. The 3 prototype systems include a: 6 m spherical buoy, a 12 m spherical buoy and a turbine component system. The mooring line used for the simulations is a 6x19 Wire Rope Wire Core of diameter 100 mm and length 1000 m. The simulations are implemented using Orcaflex to obtain the dynamic behavior of the prototype and scaled system.
Title: | Design of hydrodynamic test facility and scaling procedure for ocean current renewable energy devices. |
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Name(s): |
Valentine, William. College of Engineering and Computer Science Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Date Issued: | 2012 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Physical Form: | electronic | |
Extent: | xix, 135 p. : ill. (some col.) | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | Simulations have been carried out to validate a hydrokinetic energy system non-dimensional scaling procedure. The requirements for a testing facility intended to test such devices will be determined from the results of the simulations. There are 6 simulations containing 3 prototype systems and 2 possible model facility depths to give a range of results. The first 4 tests are conducted using a varying current profile, while the last 2 tests use a constant current profile of 1.6 m/s. The 3 prototype systems include a: 6 m spherical buoy, a 12 m spherical buoy and a turbine component system. The mooring line used for the simulations is a 6x19 Wire Rope Wire Core of diameter 100 mm and length 1000 m. The simulations are implemented using Orcaflex to obtain the dynamic behavior of the prototype and scaled system. | |
Identifier: | 821611653 (oclc), 3356013 (digitool), FADT3356013 (IID), fau:3972 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
by William Valentine. Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012. Includes bibliography. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
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Subject(s): |
Ocean energy resources -- Research Renewable energy sources Sustainable engineering -- Materials Deep-sea moorings |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3356013 | |
Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
Host Institution: | FAU |