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Wave loadings acting on overtopping breakwater for energy conversion
Vicinanza, D.; Nørgaard, J.H.; Contestabile, P.; Andersen, T.L. (2013). Wave loadings acting on overtopping breakwater for energy conversion. J. Coast. Res. 65(Spec. Issue): 1669-1674. https://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI65-282.1
In: Journal of Coastal Research. Coastal Education and Research Foundation: Fort Lauderdale. ISSN 0749-0208; e-ISSN 1551-5036, more
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Keywords
    Overtopping
    Rubble mound breakwaters
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Front reservoir; Laboratory experiments; Wave loadings

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  • Vicinanza, D.
  • Nørgaard, J.H.
  • Contestabile, P.
  • Andersen, T.L., more

Abstract
    Any kind of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) requires information on reliability of technology and on time required for the return of the investment (reasonable payback). The structural response is one of the most important parameters to take in to account for a consistent assessment on innovative devices. This paper presents results on wave loading acting on an hybrid WEC named Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC). The new design is based on the concept of an integration between a traditional rubble mound breakwater and a front reservoir designed to store the wave overtopping from the incoming wave to produce electricity. 2D hydraulic model tests were carried out at the Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University (Denmark). The analyses of hydraulic model tests have identified the main shapes assumed by wave surfaces at the breakwater and respective spatial and temporal pressure distributions. Load measurements were compared with the most used prediction method for traditional breakwaters, available in the Coastal Engineering Manual (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2002). These results suggest to use the experimental data as design loadings since the design criteria for the innovative OBREC are under development.

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