Wave Tank Testing and Model Validation of an Autonomous Wave Energy Converter
A key component in bringing ocean wave energy converters from concept to commercialization is the building and testing of scaled prototypes to provide model validation. A one quarter scale prototype of an autonomous two body heaving point absorber was modeled, built, and tested for this work. Wave t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-08-01
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Series: | Energies |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/8/8857 |