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The submerged sphere as an absorber of wave power

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

M. A. Srokosz
M. A. Srokosz
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TW Present address: Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Godalming, Surrey.
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Abstract

A submerged sphere is considered to be absorbing power from an incident wave through an integrated mooring and power take-off system. It is shown that the power absorbed (as characterized by the absorption length) depends on the hydrodynamic properties of the sphere; in particular on the added-mass and damping coefficients. These coefficients are determined and the results used to study the power absorption properties of the sphere. Curves are given showing the variation of the absorption length with wavenumber, for differing depths of submergence.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 95 , Issue 4 , 27 December 1979 , pp. 717 - 741
Copyright
© 1979 Cambridge University Press

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