Numerical Model Validation Dataset The LiftWEC project has published a new public dataset! The dataset can be downloaded from the LiftWEC Zenodo repository here. This dataset contains results obtained from numerical simulations of the LiftWEC model scale device in a two-dimensional setting. The simulations were done based on the experimental validation campaign conducted in the …
Control Model Validation Dataset The LiftWEC project has published a new public dataset! The dataset can be downloaded from the LiftWEC Zenodo repository here. The dataset is associated with the LiftWEC H2020 research project deliverables “D3.3 Tool validation and extension report” and “D4.3 Open-access experimental data from 2D LiftWEC tests”. The mathematical model is based …
2D Wave Tank Testing Dataset The LiftWEC project has published a new public dataset! The dataset can be downloaded from the LiftWEC Zenodo repository here. This dataset contains 2-dimensional wave tank testing data for a wave-driven rotating hydrofoil model. The model tested is composed of one or two hydrofoils rotating around a horizontal axis, perpendicular to …
Ermakov, A., Thiebaut, F., Payne, G., & Ringwood, J. (2023) – Validation of a control-oriented point vortex model for a cyclorotor-based wave energy device The LiftWEC project has published a new peer-reviewed research article! The paper entitled “Validation of a control-oriented point vortex model for a cyclorotor-based wave energy device” was published in the Journal …
Arredondo-Galeana, A., Olbert, G., Shi, W. & Brennan, F. (2023) – Near wake hydrodynamics and structural design of a single foil cycloidal rotor in regular waves The LiftWEC project has published a new peer-reviewed research article! The paper entitled “Near wake hydrodynamics and structural design of a single foil cycloidal rotor in regular waves” was …
D8.5 Optimised device parameters Download Deliverable D8.5 In this 3-year funded LiftWEC Project, partners collaborate to determine the economic potential of a new type of wave energy converter using lift forces to convert wave energy into electricity. The LiftWEC consist of two hydrofoils rotating around a horizontal axis interacting with the incident waves. Different configurations …
D7.4 Assessment of Baseline Configurations (O&M) Download Deliverable D7.4 The purpose of this deliverable is to take a closer look at the potential energy production, installation and OPEX costs for each configuration. The deliverable uses an installation (module of the EU FP7 LEANWIND Financial model) and O&M model (ORE Logistics tool) developed in UCC and …
D6.3 Structural Dynamic Model Development Download Deliverable D6.3 This document constitutes Deliverable ‘D6.3 Structural Dynamic Model Development” of the LiftWEC project. LiftWEC is a collaborative research project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 851885. It is the intention of the project consortium that the LiftWEC project …
D5.3 Performance function parameterisation Download Deliverable D5.3 This document constitutes Deliverable “D5.3 Performance function parameterisation” of the LiftWEC project. LiftWEC is a collaborative research project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 851885. It is the intention of the project consortium that the LiftWEC project culminates in …
Ermakov, A. & Ringwood, J. (2022) – Energy-Maximising Control Philosophy for a Cyclorotor Wave Energy Device The LiftWEC project has published a new peer-reviewed research article! The paper entitled “Energy-Maximising Control Philosophy for a Cyclorotor Wave Energy Device” was presented at ASME 2022, the 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering by Dr …