What is it about?
The distensible tube wave energy converter is a representative of the next strand of marine energy devices. It is a submerged tube, full of sea water, located just below the surface of the sea. The tube undergoes a complex interaction with the sea. The result is a bulge wave in the tube which, providing certain criteria are met, grows in amplitude and captures the wave energy. The problems tackled by this article involve a physical understanding of the complex interaction between the waves in the sea and the bulge wave in the tube.
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Why is it important?
Our findings provide a mathematical framework in which to understand the complex physical interactions taking place in the first-patented device and its successors. Furthermore the optimization of these devices can be undertaken within this framework.
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This page is a summary of: Wave–structure interactions for the distensible tube wave energy converter, Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, August 2016, Royal Society Publishing,
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2016.0160.
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