KSHMA TRIVEDI
SANTANU KOLEY
Abstract
The annual averaged performance of the floating-OWC device placed over uniform bottom is analyzed in random waves environment. To model the random local wave climate around the OWC plant, Pierson-Moskowitz spectrum is considered.
The influence of the front wall draft, device chamber length and turbine damping coefficient on the efficiency of the device is discussed in details. It is observed that the local wave climate plays a vital role on the performance of the OWC device along with the variation in device parameters.
Keywords
Oscillating Water Column device; Efficiency; Radiation; Boundary element method; wave spectrum
