• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.77-99
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• 2017

Offshore oscillating water columns (OWC) represent one of the most promising forms of wave energy converters. The hydrodynamic performance of such converters heavily depends on their interactions with ocean waves; therefore, understanding these interactions is essential. In this paper, a fully nonlinear 2D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model based on RANS equations and VOF surface capturing scheme is implemented to carry out wave energy balance analyses for an offshore OWC. The numerical model is well validated against published physical measurements including; chamber differential air pressure, chamber water level oscillation and vertical velocity, overall wave energy extraction efficiency, reflected and transmitted waves, velocity and vorticity fields (PIV measurements). Following the successful validation work, an extensive campaign of numerical tests is performed to quantify the relevance of three design parameters, namely incoming wavelength, wave height and turbine damping to the device hydrodynamic performance and wave energy conversion process. All of the three investigated parameters show important effects on the wave-pneumatic energy conversion chain. In addition, the flow field around the chamber's front wall indicates areas of energy losses by stronger vortices generation than the rear wall.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2018년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.59-60
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• 2018

진동수주형 파력발전장치는 수주, 터빈, 발전기 그리고 전력변환 장치 등이 연계된 복잡한 물리적인 특성을 나타낸다. 본 연구는 1/4 스케일의 모형시험을 통해 진동수주와 터빈의 물리적인 관계의 도출에 중점을 두고 있다. 진동수주실과 연성된 터빈의 공력특성은 오리피스를 활용하여 모사하였다. 진동수주실 성능평가에 핵심요소인 터빈효과는 오리피스를 통과하는 유속과 압력강하로 대표할 수 있다. 진동수주형 파력발전장치의 터빈효과는 모형시험에서 계측된 유속과 압력강하로부터 비선형적인 관계를 갖는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.401-409
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• 2023

Oscillating water column (OWC) type wave power generator system is a power generation system that uses wave energy, a sustainable and renewable energy source. Irregular cycles and wave heights act as factors that make it difficult to secure generation efficiency of the wave power generator system. Recently, research for improving power generation efficiency is being conducted by applying digital twin technology to OWC type wave energy converter system. However, digital twin using sensor data can predict erroneous performance due to uncertainty in the sensor data. Therefore, this study proposes an uncertainty analysis method for sensor data which is used in digital twin to secure the reliability of digital twin prediction results. Uncertainty quantification considering sensor data characteristics and future uncertainty information according to uncertainty propagation were derived mathematically, and confidence interval estimation was performed based on the proposed method.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.89-106
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• 2017

The study explores a novel design of wave energy converter (WEC) that utilizes the interaction between an inside heaving vertical cylinder with an outside fixed hollow cylinder. This design originates from the oscillating water column (OWC) type WEC but replaces the pneumatic power take off (PTO) through the Wells turbine with the hydrodynamic PTO through the inside heaving cylinder. To effectively evaluate the maximum power output, the system has been modeled in the hydrodynamic software AQWA (developed by ANSYS Inc) that has accumulated extensive offshore industry users. Ranges of the PTO parameters have been examined to make sure that proper linear damping can be implemented to simulate the PTO force. Comparing the efficiency of the pneumatic PTO with the hydrodynamic PTO, it appears that the hydrodynamic PTO is more promising than the traditional Wells turbine for an OWC system.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2022

In recent years, various studies have been conducted on oscillating-water-column-type wave energy converters (OWC-WECs) with multiple chambers with the objective of efficiently utilizing the limited space of offshore/onshore structures. In this study, a numerical investigation based on a numerical wave tank was conducted on single, dual, and triple OWC chambers to examine the hydrodynamic performances and the energy conversion characteristics of the multiple water columns. The boundary value problem with the Laplace equation was solved by using a numerical wave tank based on a finite element method. The validity of the current numerical method was confirmed by comparing it with the measured data in the previous experimental research. We undertook a series of numerical simulations and observed that the water column motion of sloshing mode in a single chamber can be changed into the piston motion of different phases in multiple OWC chambers. Therefore, the piston motion in the multiple chambers can generate considerable airflow at a specific resonant frequency. In addition, the division of the OWC chamber results in a reduction of the time-dependent variability of the final output power from the device. As a result, the application of the multiple chambers leads to an increase of the energy conversion performance as well as a decrease of the variability of the wave energy converter.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.672-682
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• 2020

최근 다양한 산업/제조 현장에서 운영 효율화를 위한 디지털 트윈(digital twin) 기술 연구가 활발하게 수행 중이고, 화석 연료의 점진적 고갈과 환경오염 문제는 파력발전소와 같은 신재생/친환경 발전방식을 요구한다. 하지만, 파도의 에너지에 의해서 전기를 생산하는 파력발전에서 변동성이 높은 파도에너지에 의해서 발전량과 고장 등의 운영효율화 요소가 밀접하게 관련되어 있어 이들 사이의 관계를 이해하고 예측하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 따라서 첫 번째로 파고 데이터, 진동수주(OWC: Oscillating Water Column, 이하 OWC) 챔버의 센서 데이터 등과 같은 변동성이 높은 데이터 간에 의미 있는 상관관계 도출이 필요하다. 두 번째로 도출된 상관관계를 기반으로 추출된 데이터로 예측 상황을 학습함으로써 원하는 정보를 예측할 수 있는 방법론 연구가 이루어져야 한다. 본 연구에서는 파력발전 시스템의 디지털 트윈으로 스마트 운용 및 유지보수가 가능하도록 실제 파력발전소의 IoT 센서 데이터를 이용하여 OWC의 압력 예측을 위해 머신러닝 프레임워크를 활용한 워크플로우 기반의 학습모델을 설계하고, 검증 및 평가 데이터셋을 통한 압력 예측분석의 유효성을 확인한다.

• 한국해양공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양공학회 2006년 창립20주년기념 정기학술대회 및 국제워크샵
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• pp.465-468
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• 2006

The wave power absorbing performance of a bottom-mounted oscillating water column (OWC) chamber structure is studied. The potential problem inside the chamber is solved by making use of the Green integral equation associated with the Rankine Green function while the outer problem with the Kelvin Green function taking account of fluctuating air pressure in the air chamber. The absorbed wave power, wave elevation inside the chamber, reflection coefficient and wave loads are calculated for various values of a parameter related to the fluctuating air pressure. The present methods can also be used for the design of a OWC breakwater which can absorb and reflect the incoming wave energy at the same time.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2008

A numerical investigation is made on the effects of the location and shape of the front wall of an OWC(Oscillating Water Column) chamber on the hydroelastic response of a VLFS. Most of the studies on the effects of an OWC chamber on the response of a VLFS have assumed the location of the OWC chamber to be at the front of the VLFS. In the present study, an OWC-chamber is introduced at an arbitrary position in relation to a VLFS to determine the influence of the location and shape of the OWC chamber on the hydroelastic response of the VLFS. A finite element method is adopted as a numerical scheme for the fluid domain. or the finite element method, combined with a mode superposition method, is applied in order to consider the change of mass and stiffness The OWC chamber in a piecewise constant manner. or the facilitated anefficient analysis of The hydroelastic response of the VLFS, as well as the easy modeling of different shape and material properties for the structure. Reduction of hydroelastic response of the VLFS is investigated for various locations and front wall shapes of the owe chamber.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.150-152
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 3차원 수치조파수조기법을 이용하여 연안 구조물로 인한 파동장의 변화가 진동수주 파력발전장치의 유체동역학적 성능에 미치는 영향에 대한 분석을 수행하였다. 진동수주 파력발전장치는 선형 압력강하모델을 도입을 통해 시간에 따른 터빈-진동수주실간의 연성효과를 고려하여 수치적으로 모사하였다. 방파제 모델의 고려유무에 따라 반사특성의 변화로 인해 진동수주실 주변의 유동분포는 서로 다른 것으로 나타났다. 방파제로부터 포획된 파랑에너지는 방파제 전면의 평면상에 공간적으로 분포되었는데, 진동수주실 전면에 집중된 경우에 변환된 공력발전량은 급격히 높아졌다. 정상파 분포의 변화는 입사파장과 방파제의 길이의 관계에 따라 반복적으로 나타났으며, 이로 인한 진동수주실의 에너지변환 성능의 차이를 확인하였다.