Davidson, Josh and Cathelain, Marie and Guillemet, Louise and Le Huec, Thilbault and Ringwood, John (2015) Implementation of an OpenFOAM Numerical Wave Tank for Wave Energy Experiments. Proceedings of the 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference. ISSN 2309-1983

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Abstract

A numerical wave tank (NWT) can be a useful tool for wave energy experiments. This paper outlines the implementation of a NWT using the open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, OpenFOAM. In particular, the paper focusses on an NWT designed for experiments involving rigidbody type wave energy converters (WECs), using OpenFOAM version 2.3.0.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Numerical wave tank; CFD; OpenFOAM; wave energy;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Centre for Ocean Energy Research
Item ID:	6667
Depositing User:	Professor John Ringwood
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2015 11:51
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of the 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
Publisher:	European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 2015
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Organisation
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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