Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers : an experimental study
In this study, we investigated experimentally the hydrodynamic performance of floating breakwaters with and without pneumatic chambers. The experimental results showed that the pneumatic chambers significantly enhanced the wave energy dissipation as well as reduced the wave transmission. With the in...
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| author | He, Fang Huang, Zhenhua Law, Adrian Wing-Keung |
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| description | In this study, we investigated experimentally the hydrodynamic performance of floating breakwaters with and without pneumatic chambers. The experimental results showed that the pneumatic chambers significantly enhanced the wave energy dissipation as well as reduced the wave transmission. With the installation of the pneumatic chambers, the water inside the chambers helped to reduce the surge response, while the chamber walls increased the moment of inertia of the breakwater and thus mitigated the pitch response. The air pressure fluctuations inside the pneumatic chambers and the effects of draught were also examined in the experiments. The overall results illustrate that the new design of floating breakwater is more effective for wave protection, and also holds the potential for simultaneous wave energy conversion into electricity by installing Wells turbines to the pneumatic chambers. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/975722020-03-07T11:43:45Z Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers : an experimental study He, Fang Huang, Zhenhua Law, Adrian Wing-Keung School of Civil and Environmental Engineering DHI-NTU Centre In this study, we investigated experimentally the hydrodynamic performance of floating breakwaters with and without pneumatic chambers. The experimental results showed that the pneumatic chambers significantly enhanced the wave energy dissipation as well as reduced the wave transmission. With the installation of the pneumatic chambers, the water inside the chambers helped to reduce the surge response, while the chamber walls increased the moment of inertia of the breakwater and thus mitigated the pitch response. The air pressure fluctuations inside the pneumatic chambers and the effects of draught were also examined in the experiments. The overall results illustrate that the new design of floating breakwater is more effective for wave protection, and also holds the potential for simultaneous wave energy conversion into electricity by installing Wells turbines to the pneumatic chambers. 2013-06-25T04:38:12Z 2019-12-06T19:44:12Z 2013-06-25T04:38:12Z 2019-12-06T19:44:12Z 2012 2012 Journal Article He, F., Huang, Z., & Law, A. W.-K. (2012). Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers: An experimental study. Ocean Engineering, 51, 16-27. 0029-8018 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97572 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10617 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2012.05.008 162099 en Ocean engineering © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. |
| spellingShingle | He, Fang Huang, Zhenhua Law, Adrian Wing-Keung Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers : an experimental study |
| title | Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers : an experimental study |
| title_full | Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers : an experimental study |
| title_fullStr | Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers : an experimental study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers : an experimental study |
| title_short | Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers : an experimental study |
| title_sort | hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers an experimental study |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97572 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10617 |
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