On hydrodynamic behavior of fluid resonance in moonpool and its suppression by using various convex appendages
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.106552
Abstract: Abstract Fluid resonance in moonpool formed by two identical hulls undergoing heave oscillation is investigated by using a viscous fluid flow solver with RNG turbulent model based on OpenFOAM® package. By comparison of experimental and… read more here.
Keywords: fluid resonance; moonpool; convex appendages;
Wave diffraction from a truncated cylinder with a moonpool of arbitrary cross-section: A semi-analytical study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.109573
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, a semi-analytical model is proposed to solve the diffraction problem from a cylinder with a moonpool. The cylinder and the moonpool can be in arbitrary shapes. Linear potential flow theory and… read more here.
Keywords: cylinder moonpool; cylinder; semi analytical; moonpool arbitrary ... See more keywords
Numerical and Experimental Investigation on a Moonpool-Buoy Wave Energy Converter
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DOI: 10.3390/en13092364
Abstract: This paper introduces a new point-absorber wave energy converter (WEC) with a moonpool buoy—the moonpool platform wave energy converter (MPWEC). The MPWEC structure includes a cylinder buoy and a moonpool buoy and a Power Take-off… read more here.
Keywords: buoy; wave energy; moonpool buoy; energy converter ... See more keywords