Small scale experiments and numerical simulations have been performed to evaluate a new concept of converter to produce electricity from wave energy. The models, tested in scale 1:10, have been submitted to different regular waves, with height and period representatives of the Brazilian coast, to evaluate the power generation and efficiency. The tests were carried out in a wave basin able to simulate in scale the wave conditions. Software especially written for the simulation of the converter behavior under regular waves has been initially correlated with the experimental results and, later on, it will be employed in parametric studies to estimate the best parameters of the system, in particular the prescribed pressure to be set for the best performance in terms of electricity production.
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ASME 2008 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
June 15–20, 2008
Estoril, Portugal
Conference Sponsors:
- Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4823-4
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Experimental and Numerical Studies of the Wave Energy Hyberbaric Device for Electricity Production
Segen F. Estefen,
Segen F. Estefen
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Paulo de T. T. Esperanc¸a,
Paulo de T. T. Esperanc¸a
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Eliab Ricarte,
Eliab Ricarte
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Paulo R. da Costa,
Paulo R. da Costa
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Marcelo M. Pinheiro,
Marcelo M. Pinheiro
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Cristiano H. P. Clemente,
Cristiano H. P. Clemente
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Jovani A. de Souza
Jovani A. de Souza
Electrosul Centrais Ele´tricas S.A., Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Segen F. Estefen
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Paulo de T. T. Esperanc¸a
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Eliab Ricarte
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Paulo R. da Costa
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Marcelo M. Pinheiro
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Cristiano H. P. Clemente
COPPE/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Davide Franco
UFSC, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Eloi Melo
UFSC, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Jovani A. de Souza
Electrosul Centrais Ele´tricas S.A., Santa Catarina, Brazil
Paper No:
OMAE2008-57891, pp. 811-818; 8 pages
Published Online:
July 27, 2009
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Estefen, SF, Esperanc¸a, PDTT, Ricarte, E, da Costa, PR, Pinheiro, MM, Clemente, CHP, Franco, D, Melo, E, & de Souza, JA. "Experimental and Numerical Studies of the Wave Energy Hyberbaric Device for Electricity Production." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. Volume 6: Nick Newman Symposium on Marine Hydrodynamics; Yoshida and Maeda Special Symposium on Ocean Space Utilization; Special Symposium on Offshore Renewable Energy. Estoril, Portugal. June 15–20, 2008. pp. 811-818. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2008-57891
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