Multi-chamber OWC devices to reduce and convert wave energy in harbour entrance and inner channels

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 622-629

  Ruol, Piero ^a   Martinelli, Luca ^a   Pezzutto, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Floating breakwater; Oscillating water column; Ship generated waves; Venice lagoon; Wave energy converter; Wave flume tests; Wave transmission

Indexed keywords

M-WAVES; MULTI-CHAMBER; OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN; PHYSICAL MODEL TEST; VENICE LAGOON; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS; WAVE FLUME TESTS;

ENERGY HARVESTING; FLOATING BREAKWATERS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LAKES; SHIPS; WATER WAVES; WAVE POWER; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 80052758003     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: 15551792     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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