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Current status of self rectifying air turbines for wave energy conversion
Toshiaki Setoguchi,Manabu Takao +1 more
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In this article, a review of the state of the art on self rectifying air turbines, which could be used for wave energy conversion, has been presented, and the overall performances of the turbines under irregular wave conditions, which typically occur in the sea, have been evaluated numerically and compared from the viewpoints of their starting and running characteristics.About:
This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2006-09-01. It has received 221 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wells turbine & Turbine.read more
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Oscillating-water-column wave energy converters and air turbines: A review
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of wave energy converters and air turbines can be found in this paper, together with a survey of theoretical, numerical and experimental modelling techniques of OWC converters.
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Review of wave energy technologies and the necessary power-equipment
TL;DR: In this article, a complete analysis of the wave energy technology is presented, starting with the characterisation of this global resource in which the most suitable places to be exploited are showed, and the classification of the different types of wave energy converters in according to several features.
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Optimisation of turbine-induced damping for an OWC wave energy converter using a RANS–VOF numerical model
TL;DR: In this paper, a 2D numerical model based on the RANS equations and the VOF surface capturing scheme (RANS-VOF) is implemented in order to study the optimum turbine-chamber coupling for a given oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter.
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Wave Energy Converter Concepts : Design Challenges and Classification
Balazs Czech,Pavol Bauer +1 more
TL;DR: A survey of wave energy converters can be found in this paper, where the most important criteria that have to be kept in mind when designing a WEC are described and evaluated.
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Review on electrical control strategies for wave energy converting systems
TL;DR: In this paper, different types of wave energy converters are classified by their mechanical structure and how they absorb energy from ocean waves, and a review of strategies for electrical control of wave EH converters as well as energy storage techniques are presented.
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The Offshore Floating Type Wave Power Device "Mighty Whale": Open Sea Tests
TL;DR: The Mighty Whale as mentioned in this paper was used for open sea tests to investigate the use of wave energy for power generation in Mie Prefecture, Japan, and the results of the tests were summarized in a recent paper.
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Study On an Impulse Turbine For Wave Energy Conversion
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of the impulse turbine with fixed guide vanes was compared with that of the Wells turbine with a fixed guide vane, and it was shown that the running and starting characteristics of the latter were superior to those of the former under irregular wave conditions.
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Hysteretic characteristics of Wells turbine for wave power conversion
TL;DR: In this paper, an unsteady 3-dimensional Navier-Stokes numerical simulation of the Wells turbine was performed and the authors found that the hysteretic behavior was associated with a streamwise vortical flow appearing near the blade suction surface.
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Studies on the Wells Turbine for Wave Power Generator (Turbine Characteristics and Design Parameter for Irregular Wave)
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Impulse Turbine With Self-Pitch-Controlled Guide Vanes For Wave Power Conversion: Performance Of Mono- Vane Type
TL;DR: In this paper, an impulse turbine with self-pitch-controlled guide vanes was investigated experimentally by the use of turbine test equipment in which the sinusoidally reciprocating flow conditions are simulated.