• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.39-61
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• 2022

Renewable energy such as wave energy has gained popularity as a means of reducing greenhouse gases. However, the high cost and lack of available sea space in some countries have hindered the deployment of wave energy converters (WEC) as alternative means of sustainable energy production. By combining WECs with infrastructures such as floating breakwaters or piers, the idea of electricity generated from WECs will be more appealing. This paper considers the integration of vertical raft-type WEC (commonly known as the vertical flap WEC) with floating breakwater as means to generate electricity and attenuate wave force in the tropical sea. An array of 25 WECs attached to a floating breakwater is considered where their performance and effect on the wave climate are presented. The effects of varying dimensions of the WEC and mooring system of the floating breakwater have on the energy generation are investigated. The integrated WECs and floating breakwater is subjected to both the regular and irregular waves in the tropical sea to assess the performance of the system. The result shows that the integrated vertical flap-floating breakwater system can generate a substantial amount of wave energy and at the same time attenuate the wave force effectively for the tropical sea when optimal dimensions of the WECs are used.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.125-134
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• 1989

해안방재(海岸防災)의 새로운 공법(工法)으로 인공 모래톱(artificial reef)를 설치(設置)하여 해빈海浜)의 안정성(安定性)을 유지(維持)하고 해안(海岸)을 이용(利用)하자는 구상(構想)으로부터, 본논문(本論文)은 해안수리학적(海岸水理學的)인 관점(觀點)에서 인공(人工) reef의 특성(特性)을 밝히고 있다. 인공(人工) reef 선단(先端)에서 강제쇄파(强制碎波)에 의한 쇄파후(碎波後)의 파고변화(波高變化)을 예측(豫測)하는 model을 확립(確立)하고, 인공(人工) reef상(上)에서 파랑예측(波浪豫測)의 방법중(方法中) 파별해석법(波別解析法)의 타당성(妥當性)을 입증(立證)했다. 동시(同時)에 규칙파(規則波)와 불규칙파(不規則波)를 이용(利用)하여 월파량(越波量) 산정(算定)에 관한 weir model의 적용성(適用性)을 검증(檢證)하고, 월파량(越波量) 산정(算定)에 있어서 파별해석법(波別解析法)을 적용(適用)하여, 인공(人工) reef의 설치(設置)로 인한 월파량(越波量) 저감효과(低減效果)를 수치계산(數値計算)과 실험(實驗)에 의해서 밝혔다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.580-594
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• 2015

Liquid sloshing in two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) rectangular tanks is simulated by using a level set method based on the finite volume method. In order to examine the effect of natural frequency modes on liquid sloshing, we considered a wide range of frequency ratios ($0.5{\leq}fr{\leq}3.2$). The frequency ratio is defined by the ratio of the excitation frequency to the natural frequency of the fluid, and covers natural frequency modes from 1 to 5. When fr = 1, which corresponds to the first mode of the natural frequency, strong liquid sloshing reveals roof impact, and significant forces are generated by the liquid in the tank. The liquid flows are mainly unidirectional. Thus, the strong bulk motion of the fluid contributes to a higher elevation of the free surface. However, at fr = 2, the sloshing is considerably suppressed, resulting in a calm wave with relatively lower elevation of the free surface, since the waves undergo destructive interference. At fr = 2, the lower peak of the free surface elevation occurs. At higher modes of $fr_3$, $fr_4$, and $fr_5$, the free surface reveals irregular deformation with nonlinear waves in every case. However, the deformation of the free surface becomes weaker at higher natural frequency modes. Finally, 3-D simulations confirm our 2-D results.