Research on Working Performance of an Oscillating Floater Buoy based on Sea Condition of The South China Sea
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DOI: 10.25236/emcs.2018.107
Author(s)
Yaoliang Ao, Ji Huang, Weixin Chen, Xinyong Lin, Jiapeng Zhao
Corresponding Author
Yaoliang Ao
Abstract
The working performance of an oscillating floater buoy under different mooring modes is studied based on the theory of ariy wave theory and potential flow theory. The heave motion response, hydrodynamic performance and power capture efficiency under different design schemes are calculated and compared. The results show that the mooring system can be ignored when design an oscillating floater buoy since it has little effect on the power capture efficiency of the device. The results also show that the buoy has less contribution to the power capture efficiency of the device, but the property of mass of floater has a great influence on the device's heave motion response, hydrodynamic performance and power capture efficiency. It provides some ideas for design of the same type of oscillating floater buoy.
Keywords
Wave power generation , Oscillating floater buoy , Hydrodynamic power capture efficiency.