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Performance of Oscillating Water Column type Wave Energy Converter in Oblique Waves

사파중 진동수주형 파력발전장치의 성능평가

  • Jin, Jiyuan (Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering) ;
  • Hyun, Beom-Soo (College of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University) ;
  • Hong, Keyyong (Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering) ;
  • Liu, Zhen (College of Engineering, Ocean University of China)
  • 김길원 (한국해양과학기술원 부설 선박해양플랜트연구소) ;
  • 현범수 (한국해양대학교 조선해양시스템공학부) ;
  • 홍기용 (한국해양과학기술원 부설 선박해양플랜트연구소) ;
  • 류진 (중국해양대학교 공과대학)
  • Received : 2014.04.04
  • Accepted : 2014.07.01
  • Published : 2014.08.25
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Abstract

In an oscillating water column (OWC)-type wave energy conversion system, the performance of the OWC chamber depends on the chamber shape, as well as the incident wave direction and pressure drop produced by the turbine. Although the previous studies on OWC chambers have focused on wave absorbing performance in ideal operating conditions, incident waves do not always arrive normally to the OWC chamber in real sea conditions, especially in fixed devices. The present study deals with experiments and numerical calculations to investigate the effects of wave direction on the performance of the OWC chamber. The experiments were carried out in a three-dimensional wave basin for five different wave directions, including the effect of turbine using the corresponding orifice. The wave elevation inside the chamber was measured at the center point under various incident wave conditions. The numerical study was conducted by using a numerical wave tank-based volume-of-fluid model to compare the results with experimental data and to reveal the detailed flows around the chamber.

진동수주형 파력발전시스템의 성능은 OWC챔버의 형상 뿐만 아니라 입사파의 각도와 터빈의 효과로 인한 압력강하등과 같은 작동환경의 영향도 받는다. 기존의 대부분 연구들은 파랑에너지 흡수효율에 초점을 맞췄기 때문에 입사파 방향이 OWC챔버 입구면과 직각을 이룬다는 가정 하에 수행되었다. 하지만 실해역에서는 입사파가 해양환경에 따라 사파의 형태로 입사하게 될 것이고, 고정식 구조물인 경우에는 그 영향이 더욱 지배적이다. 본 논문은 실험 및 수치해석적인 방법으로 사파중 OWC챔버의 성능에 대하여 고찰하였다. 실험은 3차원 조파수조를 이용하여 다양한 입사파 각도조건에서 수행하였다. 터빈의 영향을 고려하기 위하여 오리피스를 적용하여 챔버내 진동수주의 수위 변동을 계측하였다. VOF모델을 기반으로 한 수치조파수조를 구축하여 실험과 동일한 조건으로 계산을 수행하여 실험결과와 비교분석하여 공기실과 그 인근의 유동변화를 고찰하였다.

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