Optimal geometries for wave absorbers oscillating about a fixed axis

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-130

  Kurniawan, Adi ^a   Moan, Torgeir ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

geometry; nearshore; optimization; pitch; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED POWER; BODY DIMENSIONS; COST CRITERIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE; FREE SURFACES; FREQUENCY RANGES; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; HORIZONTAL AXIS; NEARSHORES; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL GEOMETRY; OPTIMAL SIZE; PITCH; REACTION FORCES; ROTATION AXES; ROTATION AXIS; SEA BOTTOM; SURFACE AREA; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH; WAVE ABSORBERS; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE FREQUENCIES;

ALGORITHMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 84872289300     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2012.2208666     Document Type: Article

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