Wave energy absorption by a submerged air bag connected to a rigid float.
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SUBMITTER: Kurniawan A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5415690 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Wave energy absorption by a submerged air bag connected to a rigid float.
Kurniawan A A Chaplin J R JR Hann M R MR Greaves D M DM Farley F J M FJM
Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences 20170405 2200
A new wave energy device features a submerged ballasted air bag connected at the top to a rigid float. Under wave action, the bag expands and contracts, creating a reciprocating air flow through a turbine between the bag and another volume housed within the float. Laboratory measurements are generally in good agreement with numerical predictions. Both show that the trajectory of possible combinations of pressure and elevation at which the device is in static equilibrium takes the shape of an S. ...[more]
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