Hydrodynamic Investigation of an Oscillating Buoy Wave Energy Converter Integrated into a Pile-Restrained Floating Breakwater

An analytical model is developed based on linear potential flow theory and matching eigenfunction expansion technique to investigate the hydrodynamics of a two-dimensional floating structure. This structure is an integration system consisting of a breakwater and an oscillating buoy wave energy conve...

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Main Authors: Xuanlie Zhao, Dezhi Ning, Chongwei Zhang, Haigui Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/5/712