Project Summary Report

Hydrodynamic performance of the Anaconda wavepower device

Project acronym: HYIII-DHI-3
Name of Group Leader: Prof. John R. Chaplin, University of Southampton, UK
User-Project Title: Hydrodynamic performance of the Anaconda wavepower device
Facility: Offshore Wave Basin
Proceedings TA Project: Hydrodynamic performance of the anaconda wavepower device
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Summary:

The objectives of this project are to answer the following questions, and to provide data to support subsequent numerical modeling of the Anaconda wavepower device:

  • How well is the basic theory of Farley & Rainey (2006b) supported by measurements?
  • What capture widths can be demonstrated over a range of wave frequencies with a simple power take-off system under laboratory conditions in regular waves?
  • How does the device behave in irregular waves and in extreme waves?

Keywords:

Wave power, bulge wave, rubber tube

Publication References
http://www.soton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2008/jul/08_129.shtml