Most Likely Extreme Response Analysis of an Ellipsoid Float Wave Energy Converter

Quon, Eliot

doi:10.15473/1460411

Title: Most Likely Extreme Response Analysis of an Ellipsoid Float Wave Energy Converter

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Input data and heave results (unsteady RANS-VOF overset simulations performed in Star-CCM+) for a float with an ellipsoid geometry. Five extreme sea states were considered, as detailed in the conference paper "Application of the Most Likely Extreme Response Method for Wave Energy Converters" by Quon et al (see resource below). These sea states were extrapolated from conditions near Humboldt Bay, California. Focused waves were generated using the MLER module of the Wave Design Response Toolbox (WDRT) and specified at the inlet boundary conditions. The device was constrained to heave only and a PTO was not modeled.

Authors:: Quon, Eliot

Publication Date:: 2016-06-17

Other Number(s):: 145

DOE Contract Number:: FY16 AOP 2111401

Research Org.:: Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository (MHKDR); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)

Collaborations:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Subject:: 16 Tidal and Wave Power

Keywords:: MHK; Marine; Hydrokinetic; energy; power; wave; converter; WEC; sea; Humboldt Bay; California; CA; MLER; module; WDRT; design; response; toolbox; inlet; boundary; conditions; ellipsoid; float; extreme; computationlal fluid dynamics; CFD; numerical; modeling; analysis; most; likely; point; absorber; spectral; amplitude; operators; RAOs

Geolocation:: 40.7195, -124.242639.754737495438, -105.22121429443

OSTI Identifier:: 1460411

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15473/1460411

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"Most Likely Extreme Response Analysis of an Ellipsoid Float Wave Energy Converter".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15473/1460411.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1460411. Pub date:Fri Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2016

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  title        = {Most Likely Extreme Response Analysis of an Ellipsoid Float Wave Energy Converter},

  author       = {Quon, Eliot},

  abstractNote = {Input data and heave results (unsteady RANS-VOF overset simulations performed in Star-CCM+) for a float with an ellipsoid geometry. Five extreme sea states were considered, as detailed in the conference paper "Application of the Most Likely Extreme Response Method for Wave Energy Converters" by Quon et al (see resource below). These sea states were extrapolated from conditions near Humboldt Bay, California. Focused waves were generated using the MLER module of the Wave Design Response Toolbox (WDRT) and specified at the inlet boundary conditions. The device was constrained to heave only and a PTO was not modeled.},

  doi          = {10.15473/1460411},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2016},

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