Focusing Wave Energy for Wave Energy Converter Applications
Wave tank tests at Stevens Institute of Technology quantified the ability of near-surface platforms to concentrate wave energy over the platform.
Due to the instantaneous change in water depth, mass, energy, and power are conserved in this process. The energy and power concentration factors ranged from 1 to 4 times the incident wave power as a function of incident wave period, wave height, and platform depth. Platform slope was set to zero for all 300 plus wave runs at platform top surface depths varying from 0.15 m to 1.10 m.
This data set is extremely valuable to the MHK industry as water particle velocities over the platform were recorded at velocities on the order of 4x incident maximum orbital velocities based on Airy/Navier-Stokes theory. This term has been used "A change in effective water depth over which waves propagate". The only way I have been able to get the data to align with Airy wave theory is to use the top of tension leg platform (TLP) depth and a wave height corresponding to the change in the free surface elevation over the platform.
The discrete change in effective water depth over which waves propagate is a topic of interest for fundamental hydrodynamic research as this implies there is an instantaneous convergence of group and phase velocities of waves at the TLP edge which shears the incident waves. This high shear rate makes the inviscid and irrotational assumptions and potential flow analysis invalid. This data set can be used as part of benchmarking any CFD which may be used to analyze this flow field.
Using the top of the TLP as the "h" and full free-surface elevation change over the platform for "H", the maximum orbital velocities measured align with Airy/Navier-Stokes equations. If the tank depth is used for "h", or incident wave height is used for "H", the equations do not align with the data.
Note that the SurfWEC system involves a non-inertial reference frame as the fully-submerged TLP is continuously experiencing positive and negative accelerations in most wave conditions; therefore, when a spring-mass (regenerative AHC winch - float) system is used for PTO, the "pseudo" centrifugal force must be accounted for in the loading to the system.
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AB - Wave tank tests at Stevens Institute of Technology quantified the ability of near-surface platforms to concentrate wave energy over the platform.
Due to the instantaneous change in water depth, mass, energy, and power are conserved in this process. The energy and power concentration factors ranged from 1 to 4 times the incident wave power as a function of incident wave period, wave height, and platform depth. Platform slope was set to zero for all 300 plus wave runs at platform top surface depths varying from 0.15 m to 1.10 m.
This data set is extremely valuable to the MHK industry as water particle velocities over the platform were recorded at velocities on the order of 4x incident maximum orbital velocities based on Airy/Navier-Stokes theory. This term has been used "A change in effective water depth over which waves propagate". The only way I have been able to get the data to align with Airy wave theory is to use the top of tension leg platform (TLP) depth and a wave height corresponding to the change in the free surface elevation over the platform.
The discrete change in effective water depth over which waves propagate is a topic of interest for fundamental hydrodynamic research as this implies there is an instantaneous convergence of group and phase velocities of waves at the TLP edge which shears the incident waves. This high shear rate makes the inviscid and irrotational assumptions and potential flow analysis invalid. This data set can be used as part of benchmarking any CFD which may be used to analyze this flow field.
Using the top of the TLP as the "h" and full free-surface elevation change over the platform for "H", the maximum orbital velocities measured align with Airy/Navier-Stokes equations. If the tank depth is used for "h", or incident wave height is used for "H", the equations do not align with the data.
Note that the SurfWEC system involves a non-inertial reference frame as the fully-submerged TLP is continuously experiencing positive and negative accelerations in most wave conditions; therefore, when a spring-mass (regenerative AHC winch - float) system is used for PTO, the "pseudo" centrifugal force must be accounted for in the loading to the system.
AU - Raftery, Michael
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15473/1596743
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - wave
KW - WEC
KW - tank test
KW - lab test
KW - technology
KW - platform
KW - PIV
KW - DaVis
KW - LaVision
KW - water
KW - particle
KW - acceleration
KW - free surface elevation
KW - height
KW - period
KW - Particle Image Velocimetry
KW - Matlab
KW - research
KW - PIVMat
KW - SurfWEC
KW - GPOWET
KW - Global Partnership for Ocean Wave Energy Technology
LA - English
DA - 2010/08/10
PY - 2010
PB - Stevens Institute of Technology
T1 - Focusing Wave Energy for Wave Energy Converter Applications
UR - https://doi.org/10.15473/1596743
ER -
Raftery, Michael. Focusing Wave Energy for Wave Energy Converter Applications. Stevens Institute of Technology, 10 August, 2010, MHKDR. https://doi.org/10.15473/1596743.
Raftery, M. (2010). Focusing Wave Energy for Wave Energy Converter Applications. [Data set]. MHKDR. Stevens Institute of Technology. https://doi.org/10.15473/1596743
Raftery, Michael. Focusing Wave Energy for Wave Energy Converter Applications. Stevens Institute of Technology, August, 10, 2010. Distributed by MHKDR. https://doi.org/10.15473/1596743
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abstractNote = {Wave tank tests at Stevens Institute of Technology quantified the ability of near-surface platforms to concentrate wave energy over the platform.
Due to the instantaneous change in water depth, mass, energy, and power are conserved in this process. The energy and power concentration factors ranged from 1 to 4 times the incident wave power as a function of incident wave period, wave height, and platform depth. Platform slope was set to zero for all 300 plus wave runs at platform top surface depths varying from 0.15 m to 1.10 m.
This data set is extremely valuable to the MHK industry as water particle velocities over the platform were recorded at velocities on the order of 4x incident maximum orbital velocities based on Airy/Navier-Stokes theory. This term has been used "A change in effective water depth over which waves propagate". The only way I have been able to get the data to align with Airy wave theory is to use the top of tension leg platform (TLP) depth and a wave height corresponding to the change in the free surface elevation over the platform.
The discrete change in effective water depth over which waves propagate is a topic of interest for fundamental hydrodynamic research as this implies there is an instantaneous convergence of group and phase velocities of waves at the TLP edge which shears the incident waves. This high shear rate makes the inviscid and irrotational assumptions and potential flow analysis invalid. This data set can be used as part of benchmarking any CFD which may be used to analyze this flow field.
Using the top of the TLP as the "h" and full free-surface elevation change over the platform for "H", the maximum orbital velocities measured align with Airy/Navier-Stokes equations. If the tank depth is used for "h", or incident wave height is used for "H", the equations do not align with the data.
Note that the SurfWEC system involves a non-inertial reference frame as the fully-submerged TLP is continuously experiencing positive and negative accelerations in most wave conditions; therefore, when a spring-mass (regenerative AHC winch - float) system is used for PTO, the "pseudo" centrifugal force must be accounted for in the loading to the system.},
url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/289},
year = {2010},
howpublished = {MHKDR, Stevens Institute of Technology, https://doi.org/10.15473/1596743},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-03},
doi = {10.15473/1596743}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1596743
Details
Data from Aug 10, 2010
Last updated Feb 26, 2025
Submitted Aug 20, 2018
Organization
Stevens Institute of Technology
Contact
Michael Raftery
925.922.9662
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/289Research Areas
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, wave, WEC, tank test, lab test, technology, platform, PIV, DaVis, LaVision, water, particle, acceleration, free surface elevation, height, period, Particle Image Velocimetry, Matlab, research, PIVMat, SurfWEC, GPOWET, Global Partnership for Ocean Wave Energy TechnologyDOE Project Details
Project Name Focusing Wave Energy for Wave Energy Converter Applications
Project Lead Gary Nowakowski
Project Number 00000