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Arrays of three-dimensional wave-energy absorbers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

G. P. Thomas  and
D. V. Evans
G. P. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TW
D. V. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TW
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Abstract

The behaviour of a single linear array of five equally spaced semi-immersed spheres, absorbing energy in a single mode from a regular wave train, is studied both for optimal tuning and for constrained body displacement amplitudes. This is extended to consideration of two parallel rows of such devices. Finally, the spheres are replaced by identical bodies of a particular geometry, containing a strong angular variation, which are studied using a thin-ship approximation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 108 , July 1981 , pp. 67 - 88
Copyright
© 1981 Cambridge University Press

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