Numerical simulation of an Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Wave Energy Converter (WEC) on a breakwater using OpenFOAM®

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作者：

Conde J.M.P. ^{[1
]}

Condeço M.B.S.P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIDEMI, Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), Monte de Caparica

来源：

Defect and Diffusion Forum | 2019年 / 396卷

关键词：

Fluent; Mutriku; OpenFOAM; Oscillating Water Column (OWC); RANS; Wave Energy Converter (WEC);

D O I：

10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.396.12

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摘要：

This paper presents the application of the OpenFOAM® software package, using the IHFoam/OlaFlow solver, in the simulation of the water waves and air flow in an OWC-WEC located on a breakwater, the Mutriku power station in the north of Spain. The numerical code solves the transient Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations, using the Volume of Fluid (VoF) technique to identify the free surface. The standard κ-ϵ turbulence model was used evaluate the Reynold stresses. Two geometries were considered: One with the pneumatic chamber completely open to the atmosphere; and other with the chamber connected to the turbine duct. The solutions obtained by OpenFOAM® are compared with those obtained by the commercial code Fluent. © 2019 Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland.

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