Power absorption by arrays of interacting vertical axisymmetric wave-energy devices

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 244-251

  Mavrakos, S A ^a   Kalofonos, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; EVALUATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER WAVE EFFECTS; WAVE POWER;

WAVE ENERGY DEVICES;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 0031275664     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: 1528896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2829103     Document Type: Article

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