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The Effect Of Chamber Geometry On The Performance Of Oscillating Water Column, Timilehin O. Osunade
The Effect Of Chamber Geometry On The Performance Of Oscillating Water Column, Timilehin O. Osunade
College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations
This thesis investigates the effect of internal chamber geometry on the performance of a piezoelectric oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy harvester. Four acrylic chamber configurations with internal top-surface angles of 0°, 30°, 45°, and 60° were tested under 32 controlled conditions combining synchronous (SYN) and asynchronous (ASC) forcing at input voltages of 4, 6, 8, and 10 V. A 35 mm piezoelectric disc mounted at the chamber roof served as the power take-off element and, subject to the RC-limit caveat disclosed in Section 3.2.1, as a first-order dynamic analogue of the chamber pressure for phase-based compressibility analysis. All test …
Geometric Optimization Of A Heaving Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter, Ian Riley
Geometric Optimization Of A Heaving Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter, Ian Riley
College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations
Wave energy shows significant potential for development into a competitive renewable energy source. Non-renewable resources are finite and contribute to adverse effects on the environment. Development of wave energy conversion devices that use heave motion as the primary driver for converting wave energy into electrical potential is explored through optimizing the geometry of an axisymmetric partially submerged buoy in deep water. The governing equations of motion and hydrodynamic forces are solved for in one degree of freedom using ANSYS Aqwa. An external PTO device is simulated to induce power capture in the system. Four different geometric shapes are tested and …