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Topics: Generators , Ocean energy , Electricity (Physics) , Waves , Polarization (Electricity) , Polarization (Light) , Polarization (Waves) , Resins , Rubber , Silicon

Hydrodynamic Modeling of Tension Leg Platform Wind Turbines

Erin E. Bachynski, Torgeir Moan

OMAE 2013; V008T09A003doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10120

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Topics: Modeling , Tension-leg platforms , Wind turbines , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Flow (Dynamics) , Stress , Dynamic response , Morison equation , Seas , Storms

Design and Testing of Scale Model Wind Turbines for Use in Wind/Wave Basin Model Tests of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Matthew J. Fowler, Richard W. Kimball, Dale A. Thomas, III, Andrew J. Goupee

OMAE 2013; V008T09A004doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10122

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Topics: Design , Offshore wind turbines , Testing , Wind turbines , Wind waves , Blades , Reynolds number , Turbines , Floating wind turbines , Chords (Trusses)

Investigation to Air Compressibility of Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters

Wanan Sheng, Florent Thiebaut, Marie Babuchon, Joseph Brooks, Anthony Lewis, Raymond Alcorn

OMAE 2013; V008T09A005doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10151

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Topics: Compressibility , Water , Wave energy converters , Pressure , Theoretical analysis , Air flow , Density , Differential equations , Membranes , Temperature

Joint Environmental Data at Five European Offshore Sites for Design of Combined Wind and Wave Energy Devices

Lin Li, Zhen Gao, Torgeir Moan

OMAE 2013; V008T09A006doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10156

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Topics: Design , Ocean engineering , Wave energy , Wind , Waves , Water , Renewable energy , Wind farms , Atlantic Ocean , Databases

Wave Energy Estimation in Four Italian Nearshore Areas

Valentina Vannucchi, Lorenzo Cappietti

OMAE 2013; V008T09A007doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10183

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Topics: Wave energy , Computer simulation , Ocean engineering , Seas , Shorelines , Time series , Water , Water waves , Waves

Wave Power Extraction by an Oscillating Wave Surge Converter in Random Seas

Dripta Sarkar, Emiliano Renzi, Frederic Dias

OMAE 2013; V008T09A008doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10188

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Topics: Seas , Surges , Wave energy , Waves , Climate , Damping , Excitation , Flow (Dynamics) , Integral equations , Modeling

Micrositing Optimization of the Block Island Wind Farm, RI, USA

Christopher M. O’Reilly, Annette R. Grilli, Gopu R. Potty

OMAE 2013; V008T09A009doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10191

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Topics: Optimization , Wind farms , Ocean engineering , Renewable energy , Wind , Algorithms , Cables , Genetic algorithms , Oceans , Turbines

The Efficiency of Tidal Fences: A Brief Review and Further Discussion on the Effect of Wake Mixing

Takafumi Nishino, Richard H. J. Willden

OMAE 2013; V008T09A010doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10207

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Topics: Tides , Wakes , Turbines , Engineering simulation , Simulation , Actuators , Design , Disks , Energy budget (Physics) , Momentum

Effect of Shut-Down Procedures on the Dynamic Responses of a Spar-Type Floating Wind Turbine

Zhiyu Jiang, Torgeir Moan, Zhen Gao, Madjid Karimirad

OMAE 2013; V008T09A011doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10214

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Topics: Actuators , Dynamic response , Floating wind turbines , Scram , Spar platforms , Wing spars

Dynamic Analysis for a Spar-Type Wind Turbine Under Different Sea States

Yu Ma, Zhiqiang Hu

OMAE 2013; V008T09A012doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10217

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Topics: Dynamic analysis , Seas , Spar platforms , Wind turbines , Wing spars , China , Stress , Wind , Climate change , Computer simulation

Energy Extraction by Flexible Flapping Twin Wing

Wendi Liu, Qing Xiao

OMAE 2013; V008T09A013doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10233

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Topics: Wings

Optimal Vibration Control of Floating Wind Turbines in the Presence of Nonlinearities

Roberto Ramos

OMAE 2013; V008T09A014doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10242

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Topics: Floating wind turbines , Vibration control , Control equipment , Wind velocity , Actuators , Blades , Vibration , Design , Dynamic models , Momentum

Nonlinear Pitch Decay of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Structure

K. P. Thiagarajan, R. Urbina, W. Hsu

OMAE 2013; V008T09A015doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10244

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Topics: Offshore wind turbines , Thrust , Wind , Damping , Floating wind turbines , Blades , Degrees of freedom , Equations of motion , Flow (Dynamics) , Governments

A Method for Modeling of Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Kai Wang, Torgeir Moan, Martin Otto Laver Hansen

OMAE 2013; V008T09A016doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10289

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Topics: Modeling , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Vertical axis wind turbines , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Mooring , Aerodynamics , Dynamic models , Dynamic response , Equilibrium (Physics) , Generators

Development of 3MW Tidal Energy Platform

Erik ter Brake, Mike Todman, John Armstrong

OMAE 2013; V008T09A017doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10299

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Topics: Tides , Turbines , Ocean engineering , Energy generation , Inspection , Maintenance , Mooring , Seabed , Testing , Wind

Development of Turbine Access System

Erik ter Brake, Andy Clegg, Frederic Perdrix

OMAE 2013; V008T09A018doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10301

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Topics: Turbines , Control systems , Boats , Ocean engineering , Damping , Design , Optimization , Safety , Waves , Cascades (Fluid dynamics)

Importance of Second-Order Difference-Frequency Wave-Diffraction Forces in the Validation of a FAST Semi-Submersible Floating Wind Turbine Model

Alexander J. Coulling, Andrew J. Goupee, Amy N. Robertson, Jason M. Jonkman

OMAE 2013; V008T09A019doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10308

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Topics: Diffraction , Floating wind turbines , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Waves , Wind , Computer-aided engineering , Stress , Construction , Simulation , Wave forces

CFD Analysis of a Unidirectional Axial Turbine for Twin Turbine Topology in OWC Plants

Bruno Pereiras, Pablo Valdez, Francisco Castro, Julio C. Garrido

OMAE 2013; V008T09A020doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10329

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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics , Topology , Turbines , Flow (Dynamics) , Computer simulation , Engineering simulation , Geometry , Guide vanes , Ocean energy , Rotors

State-Space Realization of the Wave-Radiation Force Within FAST

Tiago Duarte, Marco Alves, Jason Jonkman, António Sarmento

OMAE 2013; V008T09A021doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10375

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Topics: Radiation (Physics) , Waves

Improvement of Wave Power Take-Off Performance due to the Projecting Walls for OWC Type WEC

Tomoki Ikoma, Koichi Masuda, Hikaru Omori, Hiroyuki Osawa, Hisaaki Maeda

OMAE 2013; V008T09A022doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10384

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Topics: Wave energy , Pressure , Seas , Water , Boundary element methods , Potential theory (Physics) , Waves

Performance and Characteristics of Take-Off Power of a Vertical Axis Marine Turbine With Variable-Pitch Blades

Tomoki Ikoma, Koichi Masuda, Yasunori Nakamura, Chang-Kyu Rheem, Hisaaki Maeda

OMAE 2013; V008T09A023doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10392

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Topics: Blades , Turbines , Computational fluid dynamics , Rotation , Currents , Testing , Braking , Computation , Thrust , Torque

Modelling and Analysis of a Semi-Submersible Wind Turbine With a Central Tower With Emphasis on the Brace System

Chenyu Luan, Zhen Gao, Torgeir Moan

OMAE 2013; V008T09A024doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10408

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Topics: Bracing (Construction) , Modeling , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Wind turbines , Design , Floating wind turbines , Servomechanisms , Blades , Computer simulation , Mooring

Point Absorber Design for a Combined Wind and Wave Energy Converter on a Tension-Leg Support Structure

Erin E. Bachynski, Torgeir Moan

OMAE 2013; V008T09A025doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10429

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Topics: Design , Tension , Wave energy converters , Wind , Tension-leg platforms , Blades , Hull , Stress , Surges , Tendons

Development of an Analysis Code of Rotor-Floater Coupled Response of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

Hideyuki Suzuki, Hajime Shibata, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Shinichiro Hirabayashi, Kimiko Ishii, Hiroki Kikuchi

OMAE 2013; V008T09A026doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10444

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Topics: Offshore wind turbines , Rotors , Blades , Mooring , Stress , Waves , Algorithms , Boundary element methods , Damping , Design

Influence of Wave Induced Second-Order Forces in Semi-Submersible FOWT Mooring Design

Carlos López-Pavón, Rafael A. Watai, Felipe Ruggeri, Alexandre N. Simos, Antonio Souto-Iglesias

OMAE 2013; V008T09A027doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10459

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Topics: Design , Mooring , Offshore wind turbines , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Waves

Motion of OC4 5MW Semi-Submersible Offshore Wind Turbine in Irregular Waves

Hyunkyoung Shin, Byungcheol Kim, Pham Thanh Dam, Kwangjin Jung

OMAE 2013; V008T09A028doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10463

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Topics: Offshore wind turbines , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Waves , Numerical analysis , Pollution , Governments

Dynamic Analysis of Offshore Monopile Wind Turbine Including the Effects of Wind-Wave Loading and Soil Properties

Muk Chen Ong, Hui Li, Bernt J. Leira, Dag Myrhaug

OMAE 2013; V008T09A029doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10527

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Topics: Dynamic analysis , Dynamic response , Ocean engineering , Soil , Wind turbines , Wind waves

Model Test of the Aker Wave Energy Converter Concept

Svein Ersdal, Anders M. Moe

OMAE 2013; V008T09A030doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10537

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Topics: Wave energy converters , Waves , Computer simulation , Frequency-domain analysis , Seas , Servomotors , Storms , Torque , Uncertainty

Verification of Engineering Modeling Tools for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Tiago Duarte, David Tomas, Denis Matha, António Sarmento, Frieder Schuon

OMAE 2013; V008T09A031doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10566

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Topics: Modeling , Offshore wind turbines , Blades , Stress , Deflection , Simulation , Torsion , Wind turbines

Dynamic Response Analysis of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine During Severe Typhoon Event

Tomoaki Utsunomiya, Iku Sato, Shigeo Yoshida, Hiroshi Ookubo, Shigesuke Ishida

OMAE 2013; V008T09A032doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10618

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Topics: Dynamic response analysis , Offshore wind turbines , Atmospheric pressure , Chain , Computer simulation , Dynamic response , Mooring , Seas , Significant wave heights , Spar platforms

An Integrated Approach for the Representation of Concrete Gravity Based Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines

Maxime Philippe, Bruno Borgarino, Panagiotis Kotronis, Guillaume Ducrozet

OMAE 2013; V008T09A033doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10639

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Topics: Concretes , Gravity (Force) , Offshore wind turbines , Stress , Soil , Turbines , Waves , Computer simulation , Computer software , Damage

Experimental Study for SPAR Type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine With Blade-Pitch Control

Toshiki Chujo, Yoshimasa Minami, Tadashi Nimura, Shigesuke Ishida

OMAE 2013; V008T09A034doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10649

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Topics: Blades , Offshore wind turbines , Floating wind turbines , Wind farms , Wind turbines , Buoys , Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan, 2011 , Rotors , Safety , Waves

At-Sea Experiment of a Hybrid SPAR Type Offshore Wind Turbine

Shigesuke Ishida, Kentaroh Kokubun, Tadashi Nimura, Tomoaki Utsunomiya, Iku Sato, Shigeo Yoshida

OMAE 2013; V008T09A035doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10655

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Topics: Offshore wind turbines , Seas , Steel , Concretes , Prestressed concrete , Sensors , Spar platforms , Storms , Turbines , Waves

A Low Motion Floating Platform for Offshore Wind Resource Assessment Using Lidars

Rachel Nicholls-Lee

OMAE 2013; V008T09A036doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10662

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Topics: Meteorology , Ocean engineering , Wind resource assessments

Development of an Economic and Efficient Installation Vessel for Tidal Stream Energy Converter Arrays

Rachel Nicholls-Lee, Simon Hindley, Richard Parkinson

OMAE 2013; V008T09A037doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10663

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Topics: Dynamic positioning systems , Maintenance , Power converters , Tidal turbines , Tides , Vessels

Coupled Multi-Phase CFD and Transient Mooring Analysis of the Floating Wave Energy Converter OWEL

Rachel Nicholls-Lee, Adam Walker, Simon Hindley, Richard Argall

OMAE 2013; V008T09A038doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10667

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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics , Mooring , Transients (Dynamics) , Wave energy , Wave energy converters

Metocean Data Acquisition, and Live Transmission, for Tidal Array Sites

Rachel Nicholls-Lee, Jon Csehi

OMAE 2013; V008T09A039doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10669

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Topics: Data acquisition , Tides

An Experimental Study of the Hydrodynamic Effects of Marine Growth on Wave Energy Converters

Roxana Tiron, Sarah Gallagher, Kenneth Doherty, Emmanuel G. Reynaud, Frédéric Dias, Fionn Mallon, Trevor Whittaker

OMAE 2013; V008T09A040doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10698

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Topics: Atlantic Ocean , Biofouling , Design , Dimensions , Energy resources , Energy sustainability , Seas , Shorelines , Wave energy , Wave energy converters

Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Power-Take-Off Design for Optimal Performance and Low Impact on Cost-of-Energy

Mike J. Beam, Brian L. Kline, Brian E. Elbing, William Straka, Arnold A. Fontaine, Michael Lawson, Ye Li, Robert Thresher, Mirko Previsic

OMAE 2013; V008T09A041doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10701

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Topics: Design , Hydraulic turbines , Maintenance , Currents , Design engineering , Electric power generation , Electricity (Physics) , Generators , Hydraulic drive systems , Kinetic energy

An Experimental Investigation of Scale Effects on Offshore Wind Turbine Blades

Chittiappa Muthanna, Jan Hendrik Visscher, Tale Fjell Egeberg

OMAE 2013; V008T09A042doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10702

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Topics: Airfoils , Blades , Floating wind turbines , Offshore wind turbines , Particulate matter , Reynolds number , Test facilities , Testing , Wakes , Wings

Random Wave Forces on Monopile Wind Turbine Foundations: A Comparison of Wave Models

Xiang Yuan Zheng

OMAE 2013; V008T09A043doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10713

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Topics: Wave forces , Waves , Wind turbines , Water , Engineering simulation , Industrial design , Morison equation , Nonlinear waves , Offshore structures , Simulation

Performance Modelling of an Offshore Floating Wind Turbine-Driven Deep Sea Water Extraction System for Combined Power and Thermal Energy Production: A Case Study in a Central Mediterranean Context

Tonio Sant, Robert N. Farrugia

OMAE 2013; V008T09A044doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10714

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Topics: Modeling , Ocean engineering , Seawater , Thermal energy , Turbines , Wind , Generators , Offshore wind turbines , Pumps , Wind turbines

FloVAWT: Progress on the Development of a Coupled Model of Dynamics for Floating Offshore Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

Maurizio Collu, Michael Borg, Andrew Shires, Feargal P. Brennan

OMAE 2013; V008T09A045doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10717

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Topics: Dynamics (Mechanics) , Ocean engineering , Vertical axis wind turbines , Aerodynamics , Stress , Blades , Boundary element methods , Displacement , Hydrodynamics , Momentum

A Detailed Investigation of the Nearshore Wave Climate and the Nearshore Wave Energy Resource on the West Coast of Ireland

Sarah Gallagher, Roxana Tiron, Frederic Dias

OMAE 2013; V008T09A046doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10719

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Topics: Climate , Shorelines , Wave energy , Waves , Maintenance , Ocean engineering , Buoys , Density , Design , Seas

Extreme Sea Conditions in Shallow Water: Estimations Based on In-Situ Measurements

Izan Le Crom, Yves Perignon, Jean-Baptiste Saulnier, Christian Berhault

OMAE 2013; V008T09A047doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10752

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Topics: Seas , Water , Chain , Waves , Wind , Design , Renewable energy , Wave energy

The Development of an Experimental Force Feedback Dynamometer to Investigate the Real Time Control of an Oscillating Wave Surge Converter

Daniel Banks, Jos van ’t Hoff, Kenneth Doherty

OMAE 2013; V008T09A048doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10766

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Topics: Dynamometers , Force feedback , Real-time control , Surges , Waves , Damping , Design , Testing , Position control , Torque

C-HyP: A Combined Wind and Wave Energy Platform With Balanced Contributions

Thomas Soulard, Aurélien Babarit, Bruno Borgarino, Mickael Wyns, Migel Harismendy

OMAE 2013; V008T09A049doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10778

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Topics: Mooring , Structural analysis , Wave energy , Wind , Waves , Ocean energy , Computer simulation , Design , Floating structures , Floating wind turbines

Fully Coupled Floating Wind Turbine Simulator Based on Nonlinear Finite Element Method: Part I — Methodology

Cédric Le Cunff, Jean-Michel Heurtier, Loïc Piriou, Christian Berhault, Timothée Perdrizet, David Teixeira, Gilles Ferrer, Jean-Christophe Gilloteaux

OMAE 2013; V008T09A050doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10780

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Topics: Finite element methods , Floating wind turbines , Blades , Horizontal axis wind turbines , Vertical axis wind turbines , Boundary element methods , Computer software , Databases , Finite element analysis , Mooring

Vertical Axis Current Turbine (VACT) and its Efficiency

Antonio Carlos Fernandes, Ali Bakhshandeh Rostami, Lucas Gomes Canzian, Sina Mirzaei Sefat

OMAE 2013; V008T09A051doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10783

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Topics: Turbines , Blades , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Rotational inertia , Water

Fully Coupled Floating Wind Turbine Simulator Based on Nonlinear Finite Element Method: Part II — Validation Results

Timothée Perdrizet, Jean-Christophe Gilloteaux, David Teixeira, Gilles Ferrer, Loïc Piriou, Delphine Cadiou, Jean-Michel Heurtier, Cédric Le Cunff

OMAE 2013; V008T09A052doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10785

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Topics: Finite element methods , Floating wind turbines , Ocean engineering , Computer software , Modeling , Wind turbines , Design , Simulation results , Wind

Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations Drawn From the DeepCwind Scaled Floating Offshore Wind System Test Campaign

Amy N. Robertson, Jason M. Jonkman, Andrew J. Goupee, Alexander J. Coulling, Ian Prowell, James Browning, Marco D. Masciola, Paul Molta

OMAE 2013; V008T09A053doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10817

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Topics: Ocean engineering , Wind , Modeling , Spar platforms , Tension-leg platforms , Wing spars , Buoys , Industrial research , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Wind power

Design and Estimated Economic Performance of a Floating Axis Marine Current Turbine in Kuroshio Ocean Current

Hiromichi Akimoto, Kenji Tanaka, Yutaka Hara, Kiyoshi Uzawa

OMAE 2013; V008T09A054doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10828

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Topics: Design , Ocean currents , Turbines , Oceans , Cross-flow , Floating wind turbines , Maintenance , Mooring , Ocean engineering , Offshore wind turbines

Preliminary Cross-Validation of Wave Energy Converter Array Interactions

Matt Folley, Trevor Whittaker

OMAE 2013; V008T09A055doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10837

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Topics: Wave energy converters , Waves , Computer simulation , Modeling , Seas , Flow (Dynamics) , Testing , Uncertainty , Wave energy

Structural Modeling and Analysis of a Wave Energy Converter Applying Dynamical Substructuring Method

Andrew S. Zurkinden, Lars Damkilde, Zhen Gao, Torgeir Moan

OMAE 2013; V008T09A056doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10854

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Topics: Modeling , Wave energy converters , Waves , Fatigue analysis , Finite element analysis , Finite element model , Jack-up drilling rigs , Shorelines , Stress , Stress analysis (Engineering)

Fatigue Analysis of a Wave Energy Converter Taking Into Account Different Control Strategies

Andrew S. Zurkinden, Søren Heide Lambertsen, Lars Damkilde, Zhen Gao, Torgeir Moan

OMAE 2013; V008T09A057doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10864

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Topics: Fatigue analysis , Wave energy converters , Waves , Fatigue damage , Stress , Energy generation , Damping , Resonance , Tradeoffs , Wave energy

3D Efficiency Analysis of Cycloidal Wave Energy Converters in Oblique Wave Fields

Casey Fagley, Stefan G. Siegel, Jürgen Seidel, Christian Schmittner

OMAE 2013; V008T09A058doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10876

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Topics: Wave energy converters , Waves , Diffraction , Arches , Computer simulation , Oceans , Offshore technology , Surface waves (Fluid) , Wave energy , Wavelength

U-Oscillating Water Column in Random Waves: Modelling and Performances

Giovanni Malara, Felice Arena

OMAE 2013; V008T09A059doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10923

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Topics: Modeling , Simulation , Water , Waves

OTEC Cold Water Pipe Global Dynamic Design for Ship-Shaped Vessels

Sherry Xiang, Peimin Cao, Richard Erwin, Steve Kibbee

OMAE 2013; V008T09A060doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10927

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Topics: Design , Ocean thermal energy conversion , Ships , Vessels , Water pipes , Ocean engineering , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Vortex-induced vibration , Dynamic response , Fatigue

Installing U-OWC Devices Along Italian Coasts

Felice Arena, Vincenzo Fiamma, Valentina Laface, Giovanni Malara, Alessandra Romolo, Antonino Viviano, Gianmaria Sannino, Adriana Carillo

OMAE 2013; V008T09A061doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10928

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Topics: Shorelines , Breakwaters , Caissons , Electricity (Physics) , Gates (Closures) , Ocean engineering , Ocean waves , Resonance , Seas , Water

Dynamic Excitation of Monopiles by Steep and Breaking Waves: Experimental and Numerical Study

Henrik Bredmose, Peter Slabiak, Lasse Sahlberg-Nielsen, Flemming Schlütter

OMAE 2013; V008T09A062doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10948

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Topics: Excitation , Waves , Climate , Finite element model , Flow (Dynamics) , Kinematics , Stress , Wind turbines

Modeling and Experiments on an Oscillating Water Column Using a Self-Adaptive Air Turbine and Shutter

Patrick Lorenz, Richard W. Kimball, Frank DiBella, Richard Smith, Scott Ring

OMAE 2013; V008T09A063doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-10965

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Topics: Modeling , Turbines , Water , Pressure , Cavities , Computer simulation , Flow (Dynamics) , Waves , Air flow , Wells

Numerical Analysis of Offshore Pile Structure for Tidal Current Devise Using FSI Method

Chul-hee Jo, Kang-hee Lee, Yu-ho Rho, Do-youb Kim

OMAE 2013; V008T09A064doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11030

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Topics: Fluid structure interaction , Numerical analysis , Ocean engineering , Tides , Turbines , Blades , Deformation , Dynamic testing (Materials) , Flow (Dynamics) , Rotors

A Feasibility Study on Hybrid Use of Ocean Renewable Energy Resources Around Japan

Tomoki Taniguchi, Shigesuke Ishida, Yoshimasa Minami

OMAE 2013; V008T09A065doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11040

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Topics: Ocean energy , Waves , Wind energy , Energy generation , Energy resources , Seas , Shorelines , Wave energy , Wind

Irregular Nonlinear Wave Simulation and Associated Loads on Offshore Wind Turbines

E. Marino, H. Nguyen, C. Lugni, L. Manuel, C. Borri

OMAE 2013; V008T09A066doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11047

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Topics: Nonlinear waves , Offshore wind turbines , Simulation , Stress , Waves , Design , Modeling , Rotors , Seas , Statistics

Coordinators Overview and Lessons Learned From the Galway Bay Seatrials of the FP7 EU Funded CORES Wave Energy Project

Raymond Alcorn, Anthony Lewis, Mark Healy

OMAE 2013; V008T09A067doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11123

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Topics: Ocean energy , Performance , Seas , Wave energy

Weather Window Analysis of Irish and Portuguese Wave Data With Relevance to Operations and Maintenance of Marine Renewables

Michael O’Connor, Tony Lewis, Gordon Dalton

OMAE 2013; V008T09A068doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11125

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Topics: Maintenance , Renewable energy sources , Waves , Shorelines , Buoys , Atlantic Ocean , North Sea , Ocean energy , Ocean engineering , Pacific Ocean

Numerical and Experimental Study on a Floating Platform for Offshore Renewable Energy

Changhong Hu, Makoto Sueyoshi, Chen Liu, Yusaku Kyozuka, Yuji Ohya

OMAE 2013; V008T09A069doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11133

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Topics: Ocean engineering , Renewable energy , Computer simulation , Seas , Computational fluid dynamics , Databases , Dynamic analysis , Model basin , Stress

On the Response of a Spar Floating Wind Turbine Under the Occurrence of Extreme Events

Vincenzo Nava, Hasan Bagbanci, C. Guedes Soares, Felice Arena

OMAE 2013; V008T09A070doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11140

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Topics: Floating wind turbines , Spar platforms , Wing spars , Wind , Computer simulation , Seas , Waves , Computation , Computer software , Equations of motion

Effects of the Mooring Line Configuration on the Dynamics of a Point Absorber

Vincenzo Nava, Marin Rajic, Carlos Guedes Soares

OMAE 2013; V008T09A071doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11141

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Topics: Dynamics (Mechanics) , Mooring , Buoys , Cables , Chain , Floating bodies , Modeling , Offshore technology , Seabed , Statistics

Preliminary Analysis on Integrated Transportation Technique for Offshore Wind Turbines

Puyang Zhang, Hongyan Ding, Conghuan Le, Siyu Zhang, Xu Huang

OMAE 2013; V008T09A072doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11149

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Topics: Offshore wind turbines , Transportation systems , Vessels , Composite materials , Turbines , Ocean engineering , Weight (Mass) , Construction , Cranes , Offshore installations

Coupling of Two Tools for the Simulation of Floating Wind Turbines

Sébastien Gueydon, Koert Lindenburg, Feike Savenije

OMAE 2013; V008T09A073doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11174

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Topics: Floating wind turbines , Simulation , Computer software , Wind , Control equipment , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Ocean engineering , Rotors , Waves , Wind turbines

Experimentally Calibrated Time-Domain Numerical Model for a Fixed OWC Device

Arantza Iturrioz, Raúl Guanche, José A. Armesto, César Vidal, Íñigo J. Losada

OMAE 2013; V008T09A074doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11177

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Topics: Computer simulation , Computational fluid dynamics , Approximation , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Modeling , Testing , Water , Wave energy converters

A Surface Ice Module for Wind Turbine Dynamic Response Simulation Using FAST

Bingbin Yu, Dale G. Karr, Huimin Song, Senu Sirnivas

OMAE 2013; V008T09A075doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11179

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Topics: Dynamic response , Ice , Simulation , Wind turbines , Failure , Brittleness , Ice mechanics , Locks (Waterways) , Arctic region , Computer software

Numerical Simulations for Installation of Offshore Wind Turbine Monopiles Using Floating Vessels

Lin Li, Zhen Gao, Torgeir Moan

OMAE 2013; V008T09A076doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11200

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Topics: Computer simulation , Offshore wind turbines , Vessels , Jack-up drilling rigs , Stiffness , Dynamic response , Engineering simulation , Grippers , Ocean engineering , Seas

Air Turbine and Primary Converter Matching in Spar-Buoy Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Device

J. C. C. Henriques, A. F. O. Falcão, R. P. F. Gomes, L. M. C. Gato

OMAE 2013; V008T09A077doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11213

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Topics: Buoys , Spar platforms , Turbines , Water , Wave energy , Wing spars , Waves , Climate , Air flow , Boundary element methods

Non-Linear Model Predictive Control Applied to a Generic Ocean-Wave Energy Extractor

Nathan Tom, Ronald W. Yeung

OMAE 2013; V008T09A078doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11247

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Topics: Ocean waves , Predictive control , Waves , Generators , Absorption , Control equipment , Damping , Optimization , Resonance , Wave energy

Conceptual Design of a Single-Point-Moored FOWT and Tank Test for Its Motion Characteristics

K. Iijima, M. Kawai, Y. Nihei, M. Murai, T. Ikoma

OMAE 2013; V008T09A079doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11259

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Topics: Conceptual design , Mooring , Waves , Wind , Stress , Design , Offshore wind turbines , Rotors , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Transfer functions

Turbine Floater-Tether Coupled Dynamic Analysis Including Second-Order Sum-Frequency Wave Loads for a TLP-Type FOWT (Floating Offshore Wind Turbine)

Y. H. Bae, M. H. Kim

OMAE 2013; V008T09A080doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11261

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Topics: Blades , Damping , Dynamic analysis , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Offshore wind turbines , Stress , Tension-leg platforms , Turbines , Waves

Comparison of Simulation and Tank Test Results of a Semi-Submersible Floating Wind Turbine Under Wind and Wave Loads

Maxime Philippe, Adrien Courbois, Aurélien Babarit, Félicien Bonnefoy, Jean-Marc Rousset, Pierre Ferrant

OMAE 2013; V008T09A081doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11271

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Topics: Floating wind turbines , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Simulation , Stress , Waves , Wind , Computer simulation , Surges , Mooring , Plates (structures)

On the Extreme Rotor and Support Structure Response of an Offshore Wind Turbine in an Evolving Hurricane

E. Kim, L. Manuel

OMAE 2013; V008T09A082doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11276

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Topics: Offshore wind turbines , Rotors , Structural response analysis , Turbines , Waves , Storms , Wind , Yaw , Stress , Control systems

Floating Axis Wind and Water Turbine for High Utilization of Sea Surface Area: Design of Sub-Megawatt Prototype Turbine

Takuju Nakamura, Kentaro Mizumukai, Hiromichi Akimoto, Yutaka Hara, Takafumi Kawamura

OMAE 2013; V008T09A083doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11287

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Topics: Design , Engineering prototypes , Hydraulic turbines , Seas , Turbines , Wind , Wind farms , Water currents , Construction , Electric power transmission

Methodology for Performance Assessment of a Two-Body Heave Wave Energy Converter

Adrian de Andrés, Raúl Guanche, José A. Armesto, Fernando del Jésus, César Vidal, Íñigo J. Losada

OMAE 2013; V008T09A084doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11311

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Topics: Wave energy converters , Energy generation , Time series , Computer simulation , Cycles , Interpolation , Radiation (Physics) , Seas , Wave energy

Design, Modelling and Analysis of a Combined Semi-Submersible Floating Wind Turbine and Wave Energy Point-Absorber

Imanol Touzón González, Pierpaolo Ricci, Miren Josune Sánchez Lara, Germán Pérez Morán, Francesco Boscolo Papo

OMAE 2013; V008T09A085doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11338

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Topics: Design , Floating wind turbines , Modeling , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Wave energy , Mooring , Cylinders , Ocean engineering , Seas , Wind

Wave Modelling for Potential Wave Energy Sites Around the Outer Hebrides

Charles E. Greenwood, Vengatesan Venugopal, David Christie, James Morrison, Arne Vögler

OMAE 2013; V008T09A086doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11356

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Topics: Modeling , Wave energy , Waves , Calibration , Acoustics , Boundary-value problems , Buoys , Energy dissipation , Friction , Ocean engineering

Design Requirements for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Xiaohong Chen, Qing Yu

OMAE 2013; V008T09A087doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11365

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Topics: Design , Offshore wind turbines , Turbines , Control systems , Manufacturing , RNA , Rotors , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Servomechanisms , Simulation

MARINET: The Research Infrastructure Network Gaining International Support and Accelerating the Development of Marine Renewable Energy

Mark Healy, Raymond Alcorn, Tony Lewis

OMAE 2013; V008T09A088doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11368

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Topics: Renewable energy , Testing , Ocean engineering , Renewable energy sources , Seas , Test facilities , Tides , Waves , Wind

Power Output Performance and Smoothing Ability of an Oscillating Water Column Array Wave Energy Converter

Keith O’Sullivan, Jimmy Murphy, Dara O’Sullivan

OMAE 2013; V008T09A089doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11375

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Topics: Water , Wave energy converters , Waves , Signals , Time series , Turbines , Electricity (Physics) , Generators , Wind turbines , Absorption

The Economics of Multi-Axis Point Absorber Wave Energy Converters

Daniel S. Richardson, George A. Aggidis

OMAE 2013; V008T09A090doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11379

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Topics: Economics , Wave energy converters , Absorption , Maintenance , Modeling , Mooring , Potential theory (Physics) , Surges

Simulation-Length Requirements in the Loads Analysis of Offshore Floating Wind Turbines

Lorenz Haid, Gordon Stewart, Jason Jonkman, Amy Robertson, Matthew Lackner, Denis Matha

OMAE 2013; V008T09A091doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11397

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Topics: Floating wind turbines , Simulation , Stress , Ocean engineering , Wind , Design , Turbines , Cycles , Offshore wind turbines , Spar platforms

Second-Order Random Wave Kinematics and Resulting Loads on a Bottom-Fixed Slender Monopile

Carl Trygve Stansberg, Andreas Amundsen, Sebastien Fouques, Ole David Økland

OMAE 2013; V008T09A092doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11405

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Topics: Kinematics , Stress , Waves , Shear (Mechanics) , Drag (Fluid dynamics) , Circular cylinders , Dimensions , Finite element methods , Finite element model , Offshore wind turbines

Assessing the Importance of Nonlinearities in the Development of a Substructure Model for the Wind Turbine CAE Tool FAST

Rick R. Damiani, Huimin Song, Amy N. Robertson, Jason M. Jonkman

OMAE 2013; V008T09A093doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11434

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Topics: Computer-aided engineering , Finite element analysis , Ocean engineering , Turbines , Wind turbines , Design , Stress , Space frame structures , Structural dynamics , Wind

A Novel Concept for Self Installing Offshore Wind Turbines

Kasper Wåsjø, Jorge Vicente Bermúdez Rico, Morten Bjerkås, Tore Søreide

OMAE 2013; V008T09A094doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11439

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Topics: Offshore wind turbines , Dimensions , Stability , Steel , Turbines , Vessels

Auxiliary Kite Propulsion Contribution to Ship Thrust

Heng Ran, Carl-Erik Janson, Björn Allenström

OMAE 2013; V008T09A095doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11458

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Topics: Propulsion , Ships , Thrust , Engines , Simulation , Tankers , Transportation systems , Wind , Computers , Design

Peakedness of Wave Systems Observed on the French Wave Energy Test Site (SEM-REV) Using a Spectral Partitioning Algorithm

Jean-Baptiste Saulnier, Izan Le Crom

OMAE 2013; V008T09A096doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11470

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Topics: Algorithms , Wave energy , Waves , Mooring , Seas , Testing , Buoys , Design , Floating structures , Instrumentation

Numerical Modelling of a Heaving Point Absorber in Front of a Vertical Wall

Julius Schay, Joydip Bhattacharjee, C. Guedes Soares

OMAE 2013; V008T09A097doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11491

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Topics: Absorption , Computer simulation , Computer software , Fluid-dynamic forces , Modeling , Seas , Shapes , Wave energy converters , Waves

Analytical and Numerical Study of Nearshore Multiple Oscillating Water Columns

Kourosh Rezanejad, Joydip Bhattacharjee, C. Guedes Soares

OMAE 2013; V008T09A098doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11513

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Topics: Water , Absorption , Eigenfunctions , Fluctuations (Physics) , Integral equations , Pressure , Turbines , Water waves , Wave energy , Waves

Simulation of Horizontal-Axis Tidal Turbine Wakes Using a Coupled Approach With Rankine-Froude Actuator Disk Model and a Weakly-Compressible Finite Volume Solver

B. Elie, G. Oger, P.-E. Guillerm, B. Alessandrini

OMAE 2013; V008T09A099doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11576

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Topics: Actuators , Disks , Simulation , Tidal turbines , Wakes , Fluids , Navier-Stokes equations , Simulation models , Tides

Tank Testing of a New Concept of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

Marc Le Boulluec, Jérémy Ohana, Alexis Martin, Anne Houmard

OMAE 2013; V008T09A100doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11577

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Topics: Offshore wind turbines , Testing , Computer simulation , Design , Energy generation , Seas , Semi-submersible offshore structures , Turbines , Waves , Wind

Model Test Correlation Study for a Floating Wind Turbine on a Tension Leg Platform

Bonjun Koo, Andrew J. Goupee, Kostas Lambrakos, Ho-Joon Lim

OMAE 2013; V008T09A101doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11590

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Topics: Floating wind turbines , Tension-leg platforms , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Rotordynamics , Stress , Turbines , Wind turbines , Computer software , Engineering simulation , Modeling

On Design and Building of a U-OWC Wave Energy Converter in the Mediterranean Sea: A Case Study

Felice Arena, Alessandra Romolo, Giovanni Malara, Alfredo Ascanelli

OMAE 2013; V008T09A102doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2013-11593

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Topics: Design , Seas , Wave energy converters , Caissons , Breakwaters , Waves , Construction , Ducts , Electricity (Physics) , Engineering prototypes