碟形越浪式波能发电装置的三维数值模拟

基于计算流体力学软件的三维数值模拟技术,分析了碟形越浪式波能发电装置的越浪性能,通过构建基于水气两相VOF(Volume of Fluid)模型的三维数值波浪水槽对该装置进行三维数值模拟研究,数值计算结果与物理试验结果相互对比验证较为吻合,验证了所构建的三维数值波浪水槽的可靠性,通过考察装置的坡度、导流叶片个数、干舷高度对越浪性能的影响确定装置的最优结构参数。结果表明,在装置的斜坡面边缘增加回流板可减少波浪的反射,提高装置的越浪性能。在数值模拟中将装置的斜坡面边缘处安装回流板对碟形越浪式波能发电装置参数进行优化,通过分析回流板的长度对装置越浪性能的影响来探索最优回流板长度。     

碟形越浪式波能发电装置越浪性能的试验研究

碟形越浪式波能发电装置是1种新型的波能发电装置,本文对其几何形状及尺寸进行了初始设计。通过对装置越浪性能的物理模型试验研究,揭示了装置越浪量与入射波要素的变化关系,得到了不同干舷高度在各入射波要素下装置的波能俘获能力。     

一种越浪式波能发电装置越浪量和波压力的试验研究

越浪式发电装置具有结构稳定、可靠性高等优点。在前人的研究基础上,对越浪式波能发电装置的模型进行了优化设计,通过模型实验研究了该波能发电装置在不同波况、不同干舷高度下对波能的俘获能力以及结构的受力情况。对越浪量的试验结果进行了无量纲分析,分别得出了越浪式模型装置的越浪量关于干舷高度和波高的指数函数拟合曲线,总结了两者对越浪量影响的普遍规律。通过对规则波和不规则波波浪作用下装置受力结果的归纳总结,探讨了波能装置波压力和浮托力变化的一般规律。本研究可为越浪式波能发电装置的研究提供参考依据,为波浪能的利用提供一定的参考价值。     

分层斜坡越浪式波能发电装置结构受力试验研究

分层斜坡越浪式波能发电装置作为一种重要的波能转换型式,在开发利用波浪能的同时,可与防波堤或护岸工程相结合,将海岸工程的被动消能变为主动吸能,提高综合效益。在实际工程应用中,分层斜坡越浪式发电装置引浪面在波浪荷载作用下的安全性成为首要问题,由于其引浪面与防波堤或护岸的护面对水体磨阻影响不同,因此水体对结构的作用力不同,已有的斜坡式防波堤所受波浪荷载的研究无法用于指导分层斜坡越浪式发电装置引浪面的结构强度设计。通过水工物理模型试验,对分层越浪装置引浪面在不同波况条件下的结构受力进行研究分析,获得越浪装置引浪面上点压力及波浪力的分布规律,为装置的结构设计提供理论指导及设计支持。     

一种海洋柔性胶囊波能发电装置研究

海洋波浪能可再生能源的开发是未来发展的趋势,开发设计更为高效的波能转换利用装置是开发利用波浪能的关键。根据脉搏脉动机理,设计发明了一种柔性胶囊发电装置,利用柔性结构的强收缩性,让其随着波峰波谷收缩扩张,进而形成脉动来传输水体,使相连尾端竖管内水位随着脉动骤升骤降来压缩排出和快速吸入空气。进行了一系列探索性实验,着重研究柔性材料厚度、波高、周期、气室孔径对该试验装置的波能转换率的影响,数据表明,柔性硅胶管有很好的聚波作用,气室的设计和建造对波能转换效率有较大的影响。     

一种新型波能发电装置的运动响应计算

为分析碟形越浪式波能发电装置初步设计方案的合理性和不足,应用三维势流理论和波浪的辐射-衍射理论,结合水动力分析软件AQWA,计算在规则波浪作用下装置浮体6个自由度上运动的响应幅值算子(RAOs),考虑不规则波浪、风、流载荷的共同作用,对装置在工作海况和恶劣海况下的运动响应进行数值模拟分析,得到其时间历程结果。结果表明:装置结构外形设计合理,装置在其锚链张力腿锚泊系统定位下,运动响应满足工作稳定性要求和安全性要求。     

振荡水柱波能发电装置气室的三维数值模拟研究

振荡水柱装置是目前世界上应用最为广泛的岸式波能发电装置.气室作为该装置的主要结构可将入射波浪的能量转换为往复振荡的气流动能,是完成能量一次转换的关键结构.为了建立用于考察入射波浪、气室内的波面振荡变化,准确预测气室工作性能的三维数值模拟模型,构建了基于VOF模型的三维数值波浪水槽.通过与物理模型试验的结果对比发现,该模...     

波浪能发电装置液压模拟测试技术研究

文中针对波浪能发电装置液压系统测试需要,介绍了液压系统测试平台的研制工作。该平台采用由电液伺服阀和比例压力阀组成的液压系统模拟波浪能发电装置在波浪作用下往复运动,实现测试液压系统工作性能。建立系统传递函数,分析了系统稳定性;通过计算仿真分析,其结果表明所设计的波浪能发电装置液压检测平台能够满足模拟波浪输入条件的要求。     

国外波浪能发电装置的研究进展

海洋波浪能是一种清洁环保并且可再生的新型能源。在当今能源短缺的情况下,作为绿色能源的海洋波浪能受到了世界多国的重视。世界许多国家对波浪能发电技术已经研究多年,并取得很大的成果。本研究将重点介绍近年来国外在海洋波浪能发电技术方面的研究成果。     

我国海洋能发电装置的测试和评价

发展海洋能发电装置测试和评价技术有助于推动相关技术成果转化,促进我国海洋能的开发利用。文章概述国内外海洋能发电装置及其测试和评价技术进展;重点分析海洋能(潮流能和波浪能)发电装置测试和评价的主要内容,包括功率特性、电能质量特性及其综合测试系统;分别选取潮流能和波浪能发电装置案例,按相应方法和内容进行现场测试和评价。     

An Experimental Study on A Trapezoidal Pendulum Wave Energy Converter in Regular Waves

Experimental studies were conducted on a trapezoidal pendulum wave energy converter in regular waves. To obtain the incident wave height, the analytical method (AM) was used to separate the incident and reflected waves propagating in a wave flume by analysing wave records measured at two locations. The response amplitude operator (RAO), primary conversion efficiency and the total conversion efficiency of the wave energy converter were studied; furthermore, the power take-off damping coefficients corresponding to the load resistances in the experiment were also obtained. The findings demonstrate that the natural period for a pendulum wave energy converter is relatively large. A lower load resistance gives rise to a larger damping coefficient. The model shows relatively higher wave energy conversion efficiency in the range of 1.0?1.2 s for the incident wave period. The maximum primary conversion efficiency achieved was 55.5%, and the maximum overall conversion efficiency was 39.4%.     

波浪能发电装置海上选址的分析研究

海上选址是波浪能发电装置进行现场试验以及电站投产建设的基础工作,是装置正常运行的先决条件。文章基于层次分析法原理,对波浪能发电装置海上选址的影响因素进行分析,将选址问题的定性分析转化为定量计算,通过计算找出最优的选址方案,为波浪能发电装置海上选址提供了科学的决策依据。     

Experimental Investigation on the Hydrodynamic Performance of A Wave Energy Converter

Wave energy is an important type of marine renewable energy. A wave energy converter (WEC) moored with two floating bodies was developed in the present study. To analyze the dynamic performance of the WEC, an experimental device was designed and tested in a tank. The experiment focused on the factors which impact the motion and energy conversion performance of the WEC. Dynamic performance was evaluated by the relative displacements and velocities of the oscillator and carrier which served as the floating bodies of WEC. Four factors were tested, i.e. wave height, wave period, power take-off (PTO) damping, and mass ratio (R_M) of the oscillator and carrier. Experimental results show that these factors greatly affect the energy conversion performance, especially when the wave period matches R_M and PTO damping. According to the results, we conclude that: (a) the maximization of the relative displacements and velocities leads to the maximization of the energy conversion efficiency; (b) the larger the wave height, the higher the energy conversion efficiency will be; (c) the relationships of energy conversion efficiency with wave period, PTO damping, and R_M are nonlinear, but the maximum efficiency is obtained when these three factors are optimally matched. Experimental results demonstrated that the energy conversion efficiency reached the peak at 28.62% when the wave height was 120 mm, wave period was 1.0 s, R_M was 0.21, and the PTO damping was corresponding to the resistance of 100 Ω.     

同轴双浮子波能装置水动力特性研究

本文对同轴双浮子波能发电装置进行了深入研究。采用Fortran语言对AQWA进行二次开发,并施以线性及非线性PTO反力,实现了装置的运动模拟,获得了双浮子装置的水动力特性及捕能情况。研究表明,波浪周期及内外浮子质量对装置获能影响显著,建议选用质量比为0.8的双浮子装置,并将其放置于周期与外浮子固有周期接近的海域中以实现最优捕能。     

Study of Hydrodynamic Characteristics of A Sharp Eagle Wave Energy Converter

According to Newton''s Second Law and the microwave theory, mechanical analysis of multiple buoys which form Sharp Eagle wave energy converter (WEC) is carried out. The movements of every buoy in three modes couple each other when they are affected with incident waves. Based on the above, mechanical models of the WEC are established, which are concerned with fluid forces, damping forces, hinge forces, and so on. Hydrodynamic parameters of one buoy are obtained by taking the other moving buoy as boundary conditions. Then, by taking those hydrodynamic parameters into the mechanical models, the optimum external damping and optimal capture width ratio are calculated out. Under the condition of the optimum external damping, a plenty of data are obtained, such as the displacements amplitude of each buoy in three modes (sway, heave, pitch), damping forces, hinge forces, and speed of the hydraulic cylinder. Research results provide theoretical references and basis for Sharp Eagle WECs in the design and manufacture.     

Numerical Study on the Effect of Submerged Depth on the Horizontal Plate Wave Energy Converter

The growing search for clean and renewable energy sources has given rise to the studies of exploring sea wave energy. This paper is concerned with the numerical evaluation of the main operational principle of a submerged plate employed for the conversion of wave energy into electrical one. The numerical model used to solve the conservation equations of mass, momentum and transport of volume fraction is based on the finite volume method (FVM). In order to tackle with the flow of mixture of air-water and its interaction with the device, the multiphase model volume of fluid (VOF) is employed. The purpose of this study is the evaluation of a numerical model for improvement of the knowledge about the submerged plate wave energy converter, as well as the investigation of the effect of the distance from the plate to the bottom of the sea (HP) on the performance of the converter. The simulations for several distances of the plate from the seabed show that the optimal efficiency is 64%, which is obtained for HP=0.53 m (88% of the depth). This efficiency is 17% larger than that found in the worst case (HP=0.46 m, 77% of the depth).     

后弯管式波力发电装置气室结构的试验研究

后弯管式波力发电装置作为一种漂浮式振荡水柱式装置,具有可靠性强、安装维护方便、工作地点灵活的特点。本文在前人研究基础上,以10kW级后弯管式漂浮型发电装置为研究对象,以装置的水动力学性能为主要研究内容,以气室内相对波高作为主要表征参数,通过断面水槽水工物理模型试验,考察了气室内水柱振荡幅度与入射波波高和入射波周期之间的关系,分析了气室完全开敞、输气管添加负载以及弯管横管长度对气室内水柱振荡的影响,为进一步的大功率装置设计与试验提供了理论依据。     

WEC-透空式防波堤集成装置能量转换效率研究

基于成本共享理念的波浪能发电装置(WEC)的开发与设计为降低建设成本提供了新的研究思路,应用计算流体力学方法对在透空箱式防波堤前附加垂荡浮子的集成装置进行数值模拟研究,主要研究了流体黏性和非线性PT O系统以及浮子形状对此类集成装置能量转换效率的影响.结果表明,此类集成装置可以获得较高的波能捕获宽度比(CWR),最高可...     

相交圆柱摆式波能装置俘获效率数值分析

摆式波能装置具有结构简单和转化效率高等特点,本文应用AQWA 软件基于势流理论对相交圆柱摆式波能装置进行了数值模拟研究,分析了轴间距比、结构阻尼、净浮力比、水深、波浪特性及吃水深度等主要参数对相交圆柱摆式波能装置俘获效率的影响,并与直板摆式波能装置的俘获效率进行了对比。结果表明：同样条件下,相交圆柱摆式波能装置往往比直板摆式波能装置的俘获效率更高;在研究范围内,轴间距比越大俘获效率越高;潮汐导致的水深变化对底铰摆式波能装置的俘获效率具有明显的影响,在工程应用中应采取适当的措施进行处理。