Computational Modeling of a Regular Wave Tank

Author

Gomes, M.N. ; Isoldi, L.A. ; Olinto, C.R. ; Rocha, L.A.O. ; Souza, J.A.

Author_Institution

Programa de Pos-Grad. em Modelagem Computacional (PPGMC), Univ. Fed. do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, Brazil

fYear

2009

fDate

23-25 Nov. 2009

Firstpage

60

Lastpage

65

Abstract

This work studies two different numerical methodologies for the generation of regular gravity waves. Numerical simulations for the wave generation were performed with the FLUENT® package, using the multiphase Volume of Fluid (VOF) model to reproduce the wave propagation inside the tank. Therefore, it was possible to analyze two methodologies for regular wave generation that could be used in future works, mainly in the study of devices for sea wave energy conversion in electric energy.

Keywords

flow simulation; gravity waves; numerical analysis; physics computing; tanks (containers); wave propagation; FLUENT® package; VOF; electric energy; multiphase volume of fluid model; numerical methodology; numerical simulations; regular gravity wave generation; regular wave tank; sea wave energy conversion; Argon; Bills of materials; Computational modeling; Gravity; Computational Modeling; FLUENT®; Numerical wave tank; Volume of Fluid (VOF); Wave Energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computational Modeling (MCSUL), 2009 Third Southern Conference on

Conference_Location

Rio Grande

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5980-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MCSUL.2009.27

Filename

5597985