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Interaction of Wave with an Open Caisson

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Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018)

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Harbour resonance provides a possible way to amplify wave energy for wave energy converters (WEC) operating in regions with medium wave energy density. In the present paper, we conducted computationally a study on the amplification effect for a cylindrical caisson for different incidence angles of wave and wave numbers. Also studied here is the effect of some appendages on the caisson on wave amplifications. The open source code OpenFOAM was employed for all computations. The volume of fluid (VOF) method was employed to obtain the free surface. Features of wave patterns inside the caisson are also discussed. The results show that proper combinations of these parameters can result in significant wave amplifications in the caisson.

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This study is make possible through the support of Ministry of Science and Technology under the grant MOST 106-2221-E-019-040-MY2. The authors would like express their thanks to the support.

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    Yan-Xiang Lin, Da-Wei Chen & Jiahn-Horng Chen

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  1. Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    K. Murali

  2. Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    V. Sriram

  3. Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    Abdus Samad

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Lin, YX., Chen, DW., Chen, JH. (2019). Interaction of Wave with an Open Caisson. In: Murali, K., Sriram, V., Samad, A., Saha, N. (eds) Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2018). Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 23. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3134-3_45

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