Abstract
This paper illustrates the hydrodynamic analysis
performed on three different geometries of floats used in Ocean
Wave Energy Converter (point absorbers). The basic aim of
performing this analysis is to find out the most suitable geometry
out of the three floats that can capture the maximum amount of
ocean wave energy. Surface Force on the floats is calculated using
the results of hydrodynamic analysis, which tells us which
geometry of the float is more efficient. The boundary conditions
used for performing this analysis are the average wave data of
Pakistan. The waves are assumed to be sinusoidal and wave height
is taken 1m. This paper also discusses some potential location in
Pakistan for installing WEC. Modeling of the floats is done on
CREO Parametric and hydrodynamic analysis is performed on
AQWA module of ANSYS. The analysis results propose that the
tapered cylinder type float absorbs the maximum amount of wave
energy.
Tahir Mehmood Khan, Muhammad Shahid Khalil. (2020) Hydrodynamic Analysis of Multiple Geometric Designs of Float for Ocean Wave Energy Converter Using AQWA ANSYSb, Journal of Space Technology , Volume 10, Issue 1.
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