TY - JOUR
T1 - Will oscillating wave surge converters survive tsunamis?
AU - O'Brien, Lisa J.
AU - Christodoulides, P.
AU - Renzi, E.
AU - Stefanakis, T.
AU - Dias, F.
N1 - Funding information: The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under the project High-end computational modeling for wave energy systems, by the Framework Program for Research, Technological Development, and Innovation of the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation under the Project ATI/0308(BE)/05, by the Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (IRCSET), by Aquamarine Power and by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under the grant agreement ASTARTE No. 603839.
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - With an increasing emphasis on renewable energy resources, wave power technology is becoming one of the realistic solutions. However, the 2011 tsunami in Japan was a harsh reminder of the ferocity of the ocean. It is known that tsunamis are nearly undetectable in the open ocean but as the wave approaches the shore its energy is compressed, creating large destructive waves. The question posed here is whether an oscillating wave surge converter (OWSC) could withstand the force of an incoming tsunami. Several tools are used to provide an answer: an analytical 3D model developed within the framework of linear theory, a numerical model based on the non-linear shallow water equations and empirical formulas.
AB - With an increasing emphasis on renewable energy resources, wave power technology is becoming one of the realistic solutions. However, the 2011 tsunami in Japan was a harsh reminder of the ferocity of the ocean. It is known that tsunamis are nearly undetectable in the open ocean but as the wave approaches the shore its energy is compressed, creating large destructive waves. The question posed here is whether an oscillating wave surge converter (OWSC) could withstand the force of an incoming tsunami. Several tools are used to provide an answer: an analytical 3D model developed within the framework of linear theory, a numerical model based on the non-linear shallow water equations and empirical formulas.
KW - Oscillating wave surge converter
KW - Tsunami
KW - Wave energy converter
KW - Wave loading
KW - Wave-structure interaction
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U2 - 10.1016/j.taml.2015.05.008
DO - 10.1016/j.taml.2015.05.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84934282998
SN - 2095-0349
VL - 5
SP - 160
EP - 166
JO - Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters
JF - Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters
IS - 4
ER -
