Model scale testing of the Tupperwave device with comparison to a conventional OWC

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dc.contributor.authorBenreguig, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Jimmy
dc.contributor.authorSheng, Wanan
dc.contributor.funderHorizon 2020en
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-30T10:10:01Z
dc.date.available2020-01-30T10:10:01Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-25
dc.date.updated2020-01-29T12:11:51Z
dc.description.abstractA model testing campaign of the Tupperwave device was carried out to prove the working principal and validate a numerical modelling that had previously been developed. An appropriate and challenging scaling method was applied to the floating device to correctly model the air compressibility in the Tupperwave PTO. In parallel, a model scale conventional OWC was also built using the same axisymmetric structure geometry and both devices were tested and compared. The testing showed that the Tupperwave device produced less average useful pneumatic power than the conventional OWC. The primary losses were attributed to pneumatic power dissipation through the valves. The pneumatic power delivered by the Tupperwave device was however significantly smoother. The paper describes the experimental set-up and the methods used to assess the devices performance. The results provide a direct comparison between the two physical models pneumatic power performances and an in-depth analysis of the valves behaviour is shown.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHorizon 2020 (OCEANERA-NET European Network OCN/00028)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleidOMAE2018-78611en
dc.identifier.citationBenreguig, P., Murphy, J. and Sheng, W. (2018) 'Model scale testing of the Tupperwave device with comparison to a conventional OWC', Proceedings of ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Madrid, Spain, June 17–22, Volume 10: Ocean Renewable Energy, OMAE2018-78611 (10pp). doi: 10.1115/OMAE2018-78611en
dc.identifier.doi10.1115/OMAE2018-78611en
dc.identifier.endpage10en
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-7918-5131-9
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9590
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)en
dc.relation.urihttps://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/OMAE/proceedings/OMAE2018/51319/V010T09A048/278143
dc.relation.urihttps://archive.asme.org/events/omae2018
dc.rights© 2018, ASME. This Accepted Manuscript version is made available under the CC BY licence.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectWave energy convertersen
dc.subjectAir turbineen
dc.titleModel scale testing of the Tupperwave device with comparison to a conventional OWCen
dc.typeConference itemen
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