Floating Power Plant hybrid wind-wave platform: CFD simulations of the influence of chamber geometry

Miguel Anton Aguilar, Claes Eskilsson, Jacob Andersen, Morten Bech Kramer, Sarah Thomas

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Abstract

Floating Power Plant (FPP) develops a hybrid floating wind and wave energy device. Pitching Wave Energy Converters (WECs) interact with the supporting structure, amplifying the motion of the WECs within the design wave frequency range. In this work we focus on the effect of the chamber geometry – without the WEC – in amplifying the waves inside the chamber. The simulations are carried out using two-phase Navier-Stokes simulations. We investigate the wave propagation and the interaction between waves and the fixed support structure. The simulations are compared to experimental tests performed in the wave basin at Aalborg University.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDevelopments in Renewable Energies Offshore : Proceedings the 4th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2020
EditorsCarlos Guedes Soares
Number of pages9
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherCRC Press
Publication date2020
Pages265-273
ISBN (Print)978-0-367-68131-9
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-003-13457-2
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Event4th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 12 Oct 202015 Oct 2020
Conference number: 4
http://www.centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/renew2020/

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore
Number4
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityLisbon
Period12/10/202015/10/2020
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