Economic feasibility of wave energy farms in Portugal

L Castro-Santos, D Silva, AR Bento, N Salvação… - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper develops a methodology to determine the economic feasibility of implementing
offshore wave energy farms on the Portuguese continental coast. This methodology follows …

Validation of a piston type wave-maker using Numerical Wave Tank

DD Prasad, MR Ahmed, YH Lee, RN Sharma - Ocean Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code ANSYS–CFX which solves
the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations (RANSE) is used to simulate waves in a …

Wave climate analysis in the ice-free waters of Kara Sea

C Duan, S Dong, Z Wang - Regional studies in marine science, 2019 - Elsevier
Sea surface waves in the Kara Sea can vigorously generate and grow owing to the
increasing ice cover reduction in recent years. This study aims to quantitatively determine …

Studies on the performance of Savonius rotors in a numerical wave tank

DD Prasad, MR Ahmed, YH Lee - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Waves were generated in a numerical wave tank (NWT) using a piston type wave-maker.
Firstly, the performance of a 1.8 m diameter Savonius rotor was tested at a mean wave …

Validation of Nadir SWH and Its Variance Characteristics from CFOSAT in China's Offshore Waters

J Xu, H Wu, Y Xu, NV Koldunov, X Zhang, L Kong… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The offshore waters of China are a typical monsoon− affected area where the significant
wave height (SWH) is strongly influenced by the different seasonal mean flow in winter and …

Performance improvement of a full-scale oscillating water column device by employing a novel double oscillating water column

DD Prasad, MR Ahmed… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The energy present in the ocean surface waves can be extracted using an oscillating water
column (OWC) device. In the present work, the performance characteristics of a normal …

Assessment of the wave potential at selected hydrology and coastal environments around a tropical island, case study: Mauritius

JRS Doorga, D Chinta, O Gooroochurn… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Waves are the dominant influence on coastal morphology and ecosystem structure of
tropical islands. The geographical positioning of Mauritius near to the Tropic of Capricorn …

Time-variations of wave energy and forecasting power availability at a site in Fiji using time-series, regression and ANN techniques

A Kumar, G Bulivou, M Rafiuddin Ahmed… - Journal of the Royal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recently, there has been a shift in the global energy landscape to move to reliable, clean,
and eco-friendly renewable energy sources to address global issues such as climate …

Spatial Distribution of the Baltic Sea Near-Shore Wave Power Potential along the Coast of Klaipėda, Lithuania

E Kasiulis, JP Kofoed, A Povilaitis, A Radzevičius - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
Wave power is an abundant source of energy that can be utilized to produce electricity.
Therefore, assessments of wave power resources are being carried out worldwide. An …

[PDF][PDF] Design and Optimization of a Rack and Pinion Type WEC Using an Auxiliary Vibrating System.

AK Chand, FM Nasrekani, K Mamun… - International Journal of …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Research on wave energy converters with Rack and pinion type Power Take-Off (PTO) has
been increasing over the last few years. A few control methods are used to optimize the …