An experimental study of a floating breakwater with asymmetric pneumatic chambers for wave energy extraction

Applied Energy

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 222-231

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

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Breakwater; Coastal structures; Marine energy; Multi resonant system; Oscillating water column; Wave energy extraction

Indexed keywords

BREAKWATERS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXTRACTION; FLOATING BREAKWATERS; PNEUMATICS;

COASTAL STRUCTURES; MARINE ENERGY; MULTI-RESONANT SYSTEM; OSCILLATING WATER COLUMN; WAVE ENERGY;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

BREAKWATER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE RESOURCE; MOORING SYSTEM; WATER COLUMN; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 84874400519     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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