Wave energy converters. Generic technical evaluation study. Annex report B1. Device fundamentals/hydrodynamics

摘要

The annex report B1, a sub-project of the B-project (designated: Wave Energy Converters. Generic Technical Evaluation Study) under the DG XII Initiative concerning Preliminary Actions in Wave Energy Research and Development (under the auspices of the Commission of the European Communities) deals with device fundamentals and hydrodynamics. The aim of the study was to address a small number of selected devices to investigate development and validation of numerical models, physical modelling techniques, tank testing methods, hydrodynamic theories, device optimization and phase control models. Priority is given to a review and assessment of those aspects considered most important for the study of the fundamentals of device hydrodynamics and to give detailed recommendations for future work. The document comprises eight individual reports dealing with the subjects of the hydrodynamics of wave energy devices, the control of oscillation of wave energy converters, extreme wave loading on marine structures, the use of time domain models for control of oscillating water columns (OWC), the hydrodynamics of arrays of wave energy devices, modelling and design of OWC wave power plants, laboratory testing of wave energy devices, and the hydrodynamics of device design. (AB)