Numerical modelling in wave energy conversion systems

Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1246-1253

  El Marjani, A ^a   Castro Ruiz, F ^b   Rodriguez, M A ^b   Parra Santos, M T ^b  

^a MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

3D viscous simulation; Fluent code; OWC system; Radial impulse turbine

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY TRANSFER; KETONES; MECHANICS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PAPER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBINES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE MODELS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER; WAVES;

AIR CHAMBERS; AIR FLOWS; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; DYNAMIC MESHING; ELSEVIER (CO); ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESSES; FLOW BEHAVIOURS; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; FLUENT CODES; MOVING SURFACES; NUMERICA L RESULTS; NUMERICAL FLOW MODELS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN (OWC); SLIDING MESH; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D); WAVE ENERGIES;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

ENERGY FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; RADIAL DIFFUSION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TURBINE; WATER COLUMN; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE POWER;

CONVERSION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUID MECHANICS; MASS; SIMULATION; TURBINES; WAVES;

EID: 45649085441     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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