Optimization of Bottom-hinged Flap-type Wave Energy Converter for a Specific Wave Rose

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摘要 Inthispaper,weconductedanumericalanalysisonthebottom-hingedflap-typeWaveEnergyConvertor(WEC).Thebasicmodel,implementedthroughthestudyusingANSYS-AQWA,hasbeenvalidatedbyathree-dimensionalphysicalmodelofapitchingverticalcylinder.Then,asystematicparametricassessmenthasbeenperformedonstiffness,damping,andWECdirectionagainstanincomingwaverose,resultinginanoptimizedflap-typeWECforaspecificspotinthePersianGulf.Here,stiffnessistunedtohaveanear-resonanceconditionconsideringthewaverose,whiledampingismodifiedtocapturethehighestenergyforeachdevicedirection.Moreover,suchsetsofspecificationshavebeencheckedatdifferentdirectionstopresentthebestcombinationofstiffness,damping,anddeviceheading.Ithasbeenshownthatforarealcondition,includingdifferentwaveheights,periods,anddirections,itisveryimportanttoimplementthemethodologyintroducedheretoguaranteedeviceperformance.
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出版日期 2017年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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