Mooring design approach for wave energy converters

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 159-174

  Johanning, L ^a   Smith, G H ^a   Wolfram, J ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floating wave energy converter; Moorings design approach

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLOATING DRYDOCKS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; MOORING; WAVE POWER;

FLOATING WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER; GENERIC STATION-KEEPING; MOORINGS DESIGN APPROACH;

MOORING; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

DESIGN APPROACHES; FLOATING WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS; HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE; OFFSHORE FLOATING; OFFSHORE LOCATIONS; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; UNSHELTERED LOCATIONS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS;

EID: 33947572774     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14750902JEME54     Document Type: Article

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