Studies on the shape optimisation of the oscillating water column wave energy device. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Describes a flume study of two OWC device shapes, rectangular box and streamlined. Presents a plot of hydrodynamic efficiency versus wave length to device length ratio. Outlines how incident and absorbed power are calculated and determines captive factor versus damping. Although the streamlined box performs better, the construction problems do not justify opting for the streamlined design.

published proceedings

  • IN: THIRD INDIAN CONF. ON OCEAN ENGINEERING, (BOMBAY, INDIA: DEC. 11-13, 1986)

author list (cited authors)

  • Koola, P. M., Ravindran, M., & Aswathanarayana, P. A.

complete list of authors

  • Koola, PM||Ravindran, M||Aswathanarayana, PA

publication date

  • January 1986