The multi-chamber Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device has recently become more attractive due to its potential high efficiency. In this paper, the hydrodynamic performance of a single-, dual- and triple-chamber OWC-breakwater are investigated experimentally. first instance, quantitative comparisons implemented understand OWC-breakwaters. Specific attention been dedicated capture width ratio (...

Combining wave energy converters (WECs) with a floating breakwater provides potential approach to help develop commercial-scale power operations. This paper aims design and optimize three-dimensional integrated WEC array by developing numerical model of multi-floating-body coupled system based on flow theory viscous correction in the frequency domain. By analyzing surface elevations around brea...

In the present article a new procedure is proposed to study the interactions between maritime breakwaters (submerged or emerged) and the waves, by integrating CAD and CFD software. The approach is meant to match closely the physical laboratory test procedure, and it is oriented at analyzing the hydrodynamic aspects of the phenomenon (overtopping, breaking, run-up, reflection, transmission) and ...

Breakwaters are characteristic maritime works and provide basic infrastructure for artificial sea land areas such as ports [...]

The amount of wave overtopping at coastal structures such as vertical caisson breakwaters is strongly dependent on the angle attack. reducing effects oblique waves compared to perpendicular attack has been studied by means three-dimensional basin tests. In these physical model tests breakwater exposed conditions with angles between and very (i.e. 0°–75° in steps 15°). Short-crested long-crested...