3D unsteady flow simulation in an OWC wave converter plant

Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 350-355

  El Marjani, A ^a   Castro, F ^b   Bahaji, M ^a   Filali, B ^a  

^a MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluent Code; Oscillating Water Column; Renewable Energy; Unsteady Flow Simulation; Wave Energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85058815440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2172038X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24084/repqj04.452     Document Type: Article

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