Optimization of the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Wave Energy Converter in an Integrated Cylindrical Wave Energy Converter-Type Breakwater System

Abstract Wave energy converters (WECs) are built to extract wave energy. However, this kind of device is still expensive for commercial utilization. To cut down the cost WECs by sharing construction with breakwaters, an integrated cylindrical WEC-type breakwater system that includes a WEC array in front very long proposed and attenuate incident waves. This paper aims optimize performance system. A computational fluid dynamics tool, openfoam®, potential flow theory-based solver, HAMS®, utilized. openfoam® provides viscosity corrections modified version HAMS® order accurately efficiently predict system’s performance. Parametric studies conducted system, novel setup extra arc structure found significantly improve