Positive Drift of Backward‐Bent Duct Barge
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 118, Issue 1
Abstract
Results of an experimental and theoretical study of the positive drift of a 1.7-m model of a backward-bent duct barge (BBDB) wave energy conversion system are presented. The results show that the positive drift of the BBDB model is experienced over a rather wide range of wave frequencies. This frequency range depends on a number of parameters that include the water depth and the weight distribution of the barge. The driving force for the positive drift is at the 90° bend in the internal water-column duct located at the bow, while the direction of the drift is a function of the phase difference between the water-column oscillations and the external wave at the bow.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
1.
Masuda, Y. (1987). “Experiences in pneumatic wave energy conversion.” Utilization of ocean waves—Wave to energy conversion, M. E. McCormick and Y. C. Yim, eds., ASCE, 1–33.
2.
Masuda, Y., Yamazaki, T., Outa, Y., and McCormick, M. (1988). “The backward bent duct buoy—An improved floating type wave power device.” Proc. OCEANS '88 Conference, Sept., 1067–1072.
3.
McCormick, M. (1981). Ocean wave energy conversion, Wiley‐Interscience, New York, N.Y.
4.
McCormick, M. (1991). “A theoretical analysis of a self‐propelled backward bent duct wave energy conversion system.” MTS '91 Proc., Marine Technology Society, Nov.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 118 • Issue 1 • January 1992
Pages: 106 - 111
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 ASCE.
History
Published online: Jan 1, 1992
Published in print: Jan 1992
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.