Title :
Energy from the Sea: Computational Modeling of an Overtopping Device
Author :
Iahnke, Silvana L P ; Gomes, Mateus N. ; Isoldi, Liércio A. ; Rocha, Luiz A O
Author_Institution :
Programa de Pos Grad. em Modelagem Computacional, Univ. Fed. do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
Abstract :
This work presents a brief study about the wave energy as well as a computational modeling of an overtopping device. The numerical simulation was performed with the FLUENT® Computational Fluid Dynamic software code, employing the multiphase Volume of Fluid (VOF) model. The obtained results showed a satisfactory agreement between the numerical and analytical solutions, being the maximum difference calculated for the wave generation of approximated 4.6%. It was also observed that the knowledge of the wave height and an adequate ramp design are factors that determine the overtopping occurrence.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; ocean waves; power engineering computing; wave power generation; analytical solution; computational fluid dynamic software code; computational modeling; multiphase fluid volume; numerical simulation; numerical solution; overtopping device; ramp design; wave energy; wave generation; Argon; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational modeling; Irrigation; Monitoring; Numerical models; Software; Volume of Fluid (VOF) model; overtopping device; wave energy;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Modeling (MCSUL), 2009 Third Southern Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5980-3
DOI :
10.1109/MCSUL.2009.29
