Wave loadings acting on Overtopping Breakwater for Energy Conversion

Diego Vicinanza, Jørgen Harck Nørgaard, Pasquale Contestabile, Thomas Lykke Andersen

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Abstract

Any kind of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) requires information on reliability of technology and on time required for the return of the investment (reasonable payback). The structural response is one of the most important parameters to take in to account for a consistent assessment on innovative devices. This paper presents results on wave loading acting on an hybrid WEC named Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC). The new design is based on the concept of an integration between a traditional rubble mound breakwater and a front reservoir designed to store the wave overtopping from the incoming wave to produce electricity. 2D hydraulic model tests were carried out at the Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University (Denmark). The analyses of hydraulic model tests have identified the main shapes assumed by wave surfaces at the breakwater and respective spatial and temporal pressure distributions. Load measurements were compared with the most used prediction method for traditional breakwaters, available in the Coastal Engineering Manual (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2002). These results suggest to use the experimental data as design loadings since the design criteria for the innovative OBREC are under development.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Coastal Research
VolumeII
Issue number65
Pages (from-to)1669-1674
Number of pages6
ISSN0749-0208
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event12th International Coastal Symposium - Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Duration: 8 Apr 201312 Apr 2013

Conference

Conference12th International Coastal Symposium
LocationPlymouth University
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityPlymouth
Period08/04/201312/04/2013

Keywords

  • Rubble Mound Breakwaters
  • Front Reservoir
  • Laboratory Experiments
  • Overtopping
  • Wave Loadings

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