Flexible Responsive Systems in Wave Energy: FlexWave

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The FlexWave project aims at a step change reduction in cost of energy and pathway to utility scale and niche application Wave Energy converter (WEC) designs using Flexible Responsive systems in wave energy.

Application Area

  • Offshore Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering

Modelling Approach

  • Numerical

Physics

Fluid Mechanics

Air/Gas phase dynamics
  • Still air/gas
Water/Fluid phase dynamics
  • Waves

Solid Mechanics

Geometry
  • Basic geometry
Material Properties
  • Rigid
Body Motion
  • Constrained
Status
August 2021
August 2024
Completed
Funder
Project link
Go to FlexWave website

Contributors

  • Deborah Greaves
    University of Plymouth
Contact person
Deborah Greaves
University of Plymouth
Mail Deborah