TY  - JOUR
TI  - Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Effects of
Different Draft and Wave Frequency Combinations on the
Performance of a Fixed OWC Wave Energy Converter
AB  - The oscillating water column (OWC) device is a versatile type of wave energy converter, which is one of the promising and popular systems
in the use of sustainable supplies of energy. The present research aims to investigate the hydrodynamic performance of a cylindrical OWC
device within several approaches, thereby observing the effects of varying wave heights and vertical positions on the flow inside the
device. A series of experiments and numerical analyses were performed on a fixed OWC device with an open orifice for three different
drafts (0.25, 0.40, and 0.55 m) and regular waves with frequencies ranging between 0.4 Hz and 1.2 Hz. Present results were compared with
the results derived from the analytical calculations. The trends observed in the analytical solutions in a response amplitude operator for
the heave motion of the internal water free surface with the wave frequency variation for all drafts were consistent with the numerical and
experimental results. The findings reveal that the maximum water displacement inside the OWC increases as the draft increases, and the
optimal frequency at which this value appears decreases.
AU  - ŞERİFOĞLU, Mehmet Ozan
AU  - Ozturk, Deniz
DO  - 10.4274/jems.2021.82712
PY  - 2021
JO  - Journal of Eta Maritime Science
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SN  - 2148-9386
SP  - 266
EP  - 273
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/511623
ER  -