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Reference Model 6 Full Scale Geometry (RM6: Oscillating Water Column)

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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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TY - DATA 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 -
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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
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_7999, 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.
}, 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}, doi = {10.15473/1819898} }
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Data from Sep 30, 2014

Last updated May 17, 2023

Submitted Sep 10, 2021

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Sandia National Laboratories

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Vince Neary

Authors

Vince Neary

Sandia National Laboratories

Diana Bull

Sandia National Laboratories

Chris Smith

Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab

Paul Jacob

Jacob Technologies

Scott Jenne

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Steve Willits

Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab

Arnold Fontaine

Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab

DOE Project Details

Project Name Reference Model Project

Project Lead Jeff Rieks

Project Number FY13 AOP 1.2.5.1

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