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    Development of an analytical model for a cyclorotor wave energy device


    Ermakov, Andrei and Ringwood, John (2021) Development of an analytical model for a cyclorotor wave energy device. Proceedings of the 14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 27th Aug -1st Sept 2017. 1885-1-1885-7. ISSN 2309-1983

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    Abstract

    We present a new analytical model for a horizontal axis cyclorotor-based wave energy converter (WEC). A number of cyclorotor-based WEC concepts and models, with different numbers of hydrofoils, have previ- ously been studied. Our model is derived for a horizontal cyclorotor with 2 hydrofoils. The governing equations are optimised and converted to the polar coordinate system. The mechanical model is based on Newton’s second law for rotation. Rotation is considered in two-dimensional potential flow, for both monochromatic and panchromatic waves, including waves generated by the rotating rotor, and viscous losses. The developed model is very convenient for modelling, analysis and control design for a cyclorotor based WEC. The authors of this work have derived new, exact, analytic functions for the free surface perturbation and induced fluid velocity field caused by hydrofoil rotation. These new formulae significantly decrease the model cal- culation time, compared to previous models, and increase the accuracy of the results. We present the results of free rotation simulations for the rotor in monochromatic and panchromatic waves obtained with the use of the newly derived equations.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Control design; Cyclorotor; Roto; LiftWEC; Wave Energy Converter;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering
    Item ID: 16601
    Depositing User: Dr Andrei Ermakov
    Date Deposited: 10 Oct 2022 09:43
    Journal or Publication Title: Proceedings of the 14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 27th Aug -1st Sept 2017
    Publisher: European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
    Refereed: No
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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