Reference Model 6 Full Scale Geometry (RM6: Oscillating Water Column)
Contains the Reference Model 6 (RM6) full scale geometry files of the Oscillating Water Column, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014.
The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting.
Reference Model 6 (RM6) is a Backward Bent Duct Buoy (BBDB), which is a type of oscillating water column wave energy converter. First proposed by Masuda, the BBDB design is a floating Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device that consists of an air chamber, an L-shaped duct, bow and stern buoyancy modules, and a power take-off (PTO) composed of a Wells air turbine and a generator. This L- shaped device opens to the ocean downstream from the wave propagation direction. Power is produced by the motion of the wave, which causes the ambient pressure in the air chamber to vary thereby forcing air to flow through the Wells turbine. The reference wave energy resource for RM6 was developed from site information collected near Eureka, in Humboldt County, California.
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AB - Contains the Reference Model 6 (RM6) full scale geometry files of the Oscillating Water Column, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014.
The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting.
Reference Model 6 (RM6) is a Backward Bent Duct Buoy (BBDB), which is a type of oscillating water column wave energy converter. First proposed by Masuda, the BBDB design is a floating Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device that consists of an air chamber, an L-shaped duct, bow and stern buoyancy modules, and a power take-off (PTO) composed of a Wells air turbine and a generator. This L- shaped device opens to the ocean downstream from the wave propagation direction. Power is produced by the motion of the wave, which causes the ambient pressure in the air chamber to vary thereby forcing air to flow through the Wells turbine. The reference wave energy resource for RM6 was developed from site information collected near Eureka, in Humboldt County, California.
AU - Neary, Vince
A2 - Bull, Diana
A3 - Smith, Chris
A4 - Jacob, Paul
A5 - Jenne, Scott
A6 - Willits, Steve
A7 - Fontaine, Arnold
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15473/1819898
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - refence model
KW - wave energy
KW - RM6
KW - WEC
KW - OWC
KW - oscillating water column
KW - 3D model
KW - CAD
KW - model
KW - Solidworks
KW - Reference Model Project
KW - RMP
KW - Reference Model
LA - English
DA - 2014/09/30
PY - 2014
PB - Sandia National Laboratories
T1 - Reference Model 6 Full Scale Geometry (RM6: Oscillating Water Column)
UR - https://doi.org/10.15473/1819898
ER -
Neary, Vince, et al. Reference Model 6 Full Scale Geometry (RM6: Oscillating Water Column). Sandia National Laboratories, 30 September, 2014, MHKDR. https://doi.org/10.15473/1819898.
Neary, V., Bull, D., Smith, C., Jacob, P., Jenne, S., Willits, S., & Fontaine, A. (2014). Reference Model 6 Full Scale Geometry (RM6: Oscillating Water Column). [Data set]. MHKDR. Sandia National Laboratories. https://doi.org/10.15473/1819898
Neary, Vince, Diana Bull, Chris Smith, Paul Jacob, Scott Jenne, Steve Willits, and Arnold Fontaine. Reference Model 6 Full Scale Geometry (RM6: Oscillating Water Column). Sandia National Laboratories, September, 30, 2014. Distributed by MHKDR. https://doi.org/10.15473/1819898
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title = {Reference Model 6 Full Scale Geometry (RM6: Oscillating Water Column)},
author = {Neary, Vince and Bull, Diana and Smith, Chris and Jacob, Paul and Jenne, Scott and Willits, Steve and Fontaine, Arnold},
abstractNote = {Contains the Reference Model 6 (RM6) full scale geometry files of the Oscillating Water Column, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014.
The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting.
Reference Model 6 (RM6) is a Backward Bent Duct Buoy (BBDB), which is a type of oscillating water column wave energy converter. First proposed by Masuda, the BBDB design is a floating Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device that consists of an air chamber, an L-shaped duct, bow and stern buoyancy modules, and a power take-off (PTO) composed of a Wells air turbine and a generator. This L- shaped device opens to the ocean downstream from the wave propagation direction. Power is produced by the motion of the wave, which causes the ambient pressure in the air chamber to vary thereby forcing air to flow through the Wells turbine. The reference wave energy resource for RM6 was developed from site information collected near Eureka, in Humboldt County, California.
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url = {https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/366},
year = {2014},
howpublished = {MHKDR, Sandia National Laboratories, https://doi.org/10.15473/1819898},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-03},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1819898
Details
Data from Sep 30, 2014
Last updated May 17, 2023
Submitted Sep 10, 2021
Organization
Sandia National Laboratories
Contact
Vince Neary
Authors
Original Source
https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/366Research Areas
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, refence model, wave energy, RM6, WEC, OWC, oscillating water column, 3D model, CAD, model, Solidworks, Reference Model Project, RMP, Reference ModelDOE Project Details
Project Name Reference Model Project
Project Lead Jeff Rieks
Project Number FY13 AOP 1.2.5.1