Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers: An experimental study

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-27

  He, Fang ^a   Huang, Zhenhua ^a   Wing Keung Law, Adrian ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Floating breakwater; Motion response; Oscillating water column; Pneumatic chamber; Wave energy conversion

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; CHAMBER WALLS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; MOMENT OF INERTIA; MOTION RESPONSE; NEW DESIGN; OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN; PITCH RESPONSE; PNEUMATIC CHAMBERS; WAVE ENERGY DISSIPATION; WELLS TURBINE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOATING BREAKWATERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

PNEUMATICS;

BREAKWATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOATING STRUCTURE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; WATER COLUMN; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

EID: 84862840098     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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