The VIVACE converter: Model tests at high damping and reynolds number around 105

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Bernitsas, Michael M ^a   Ben Simon, Y ^a   Raghavan, Kamaldev ^a   Garcia, E M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAN ENERGY; ELASTIC SUPPORTS; ENERGY DENSITY; ENERGY GENERATIONS; FLUID FLOW; FREE SURFACES; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; HIGH DAMPING; INTEGRATED POWER; MODEL TESTS; NEW CONCEPT; PEAK POWER; REALISTIC ENVIRONMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RIGID CYLINDER; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; UPPER LIMITS; VORTEX INDUCED VIBRATION; WATER CHANNELS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DAMPING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; POWER TAKEOFFS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WATER RESOURCES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

DAMPING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEANIC CURRENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VIBRATION; VORTEX; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 77954280357     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: 1528896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2979796     Document Type: Article

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