@inproceedings{06ab3e90809511db8b97000ea68e967b,
title = "Efficient Wave Energy Amplification with Wave Reflectors",
abstract = "Wave Energy Converters (WEC's) extract wave energy from a limited area, often a single point or line even though the wave energy is generally spread out along the wave crest. By the use of wave reflectors (reflecting walls) the wave energy is effectively focused and increased to approximately 130-140%. In the paper a procedure for calculating the efficiency and optimizing the geometry of wave reflectors are described, this by use of a 3D boundary element method. The calculations are verified by laboratory experiments and a very good agreement is found. The paper gives estimates of possible power benifit for different geometries of the wave reflectors and optimal geometrical design parameters are specified. On this basis inventors of WEC's can evaluate whether a specific WEC possible could benefit from wave reflectors.",
keywords = "Waves, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Converters, WEC's, Wave Focusing, Wave Reflectors, Reflecting Walls, 3D Boundary Element Method, Waves, Wave Energy, Wave Energy Converters, WEC's, Wave Focusing, Wave Reflectors, Reflecting Walls, 3D Boundary Element Method",
author = "Kramer, {Morten Mejlhede} and Frigaard, {Peter Bak}",
note = "PDF for print: 6 pp.; The Twelfth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference ; Conference date: 26-05-2002 Through 31-05-2002",
year = "2002",
language = "English",
isbn = "1-880653-58-3",
series = "Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference",
publisher = "International Society of Offshore & Polar Engineers",
pages = "707--712",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Twelfth (2002) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Kitakyushu, Japan",
}