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| Fonseca, Nuno; Pessoa, Joao; Ribeiro E Silva, Sergio; Le Boulluec, Marc; Ohana, Jeremy. |
| The paper presents the results of an experimental program with a scaled model of the UGEN wave energy converter (WEC). This concept has been developed by IST (Instituto Superior Técnico) based on a floating body with a U tank filled with water. The amount of water accounts for 40% of the floater displacement. The sway, heave and roll motion of the floating body coupled to the water oscillating in the U tube induce an oscillating air flow on the upper part of the U tank from one branch to the other through a circular tube. The aim of the device is to capture the air flow energy through a turbine. The natural period of the water in the U tank (circa 1.25 s) and of the resulting floating body natural rolling period (circa 1.9 s) are separated in such a way... |
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| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00170/28173/26407.pdf |
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