Author(s): Emanuele Quaranta

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Keywords: Buoyancy-driven turbine; CFD simulations; Wave energy converter

Abstract: Buoyancy forces can be found in several hydraulic phenomena, and they are the driving force in most wave energy converter power plants. In this work a theoretical model and numerical simulations were presented to estimate the performance of a new buoyancy-driven turbine, finding a maximum hydraulic theoretical efficiency of up to 77%.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-11-2731-1_012-cd

Year: 2018