Unidirectional flow collective air pumps: a novel wave energy converter

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dc.contributor.authorRodríguez Macedo, Julio César
dc.contributor.supervisorSuleman, Afzal
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-29T22:33:12Z
dc.date.available2010-01-29T22:33:12Z
dc.date.copyright2006en
dc.date.issued2010-01-29T22:33:12Z
dc.degree.departmentDept. of Mechanical Engineeringen
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science M.A.Sc.en
dc.description.abstractA Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is a device designed to harness the ocean wave energy to generate electricity. The commercial viability of WECs depends largely on reducing the cost per kWh to make it competitive against other sources of renewable energy. This thesis proposes a novel WEC. Simplicity is a key feature of the proposed design with the objective of reducing the manufacturing costs and circumventing issues associated with current WECs, such as installation complexity. impact on marine life, survivability and navegability of vessels. The performance of the proposed unidirectional Flow Collective Air Pumps (UFCAP) WEC has been evaluated using analytical and computational models for a variety of operating conditions. A parametric design study has been carried out to evaluate the proposed design in operation off the coast of Vancouver Island.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/2129
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben
dc.subjectocean wave poweren
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen
dc.subjectVancouver Islanden
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Sciences and Engineering::Engineering::Mechanical engineeringen
dc.titleUnidirectional flow collective air pumps: a novel wave energy converteren
dc.typeThesisen

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