The utilization of ocean renewable energy, especially wave energy, is of great significance in ocean engineering. In this study, a three-dimensional numerical wave tank was established to simulate the wave-float interaction based on the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations and the Realizable K-Epsilon Two-Layer turbulence model was applied. Firstly, convergence studies with respect to the mesh and time step were carried out and confirmed by the published analytical and numerical data. Then, the resonance condition of a particular float was solved by both numerical and analytical methods. The numerical and the analytical results are mutually verified in good agreements, which verify the reliability of the analytical process. Furthermore, a wave energy converter (WEC) consisting of a single float without damping constant was adopted, and its hydrodynamic performance in different wave conditions was investigated. It was found that the damping factor can affect the motion response of the float and the wave force it receives. Under a certain wavelength condition, the WEC resonates with the wave, at which the wave force on the float, displacement of the float and other parameters reach a maximum value. Finally, the influence of linear damping constant on the power take-off (PTO) was studied. The results show that the damping factor does not affect the wave number turning point of the optimal damping constant.
We theoretically design and experimentally demonstrate an invisibility concentrator, consisting of several truncated cylinders, for water waves based on a scattering cancellation method. The invisibility concentrator works by controlling the scattered waves from the target device. Our simulated and experimental results verify the concentration of waves and show the effective invisibility of the designed concentrator. This approach provides the possibility of simultaneously realizing wave concentration and an invisibility cloak, which has potential applications in energy harvesting.
According to the different links of energy transmission, the oscillating buoy wave energy converter is divided into mechanical mode and hydraulic mode. For the oscillating buoy wave energy converter with mechanical transmission, it’s requisite to consider the influence of electric generator and different transmission ratio on the heave response of buoy in its design process. Consequently, the Simulink toolbox is used to establish the simulation model of the buoy heave response under the electric generator load, and the heave response of the buoys with different diameters under the electric generator and transmission ratio is analysed. The results show that as the buoy diameter increases linearly, the heave displacement, heave velocity and generating power curve amplitude do not increase linearly which shows that the increment of amplitude becomes smaller. Therefore, buoys with different diameters have different load capacity.
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