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Intro; Preface; Contents; Symbols and Greek; Chapter 2; Symbols; Greek; Chapter 3; Symbols; Greek; Superscript Index; Chapter 4; Symbols; Greek; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Role of Ocean Energy; 1.2 The Oscillating Water Column Energy Converter: A State of the Art Review; 1.3 Open Lines in OWC Research: Looking to the Future; References; 2 A Real Gas Model for Oscillating Water Column Performance; 2.1 Objective; 2.2 Fundamentals of the Air Exchange Through the Turbine in OWC Devices; 2.2.1 Classic Formulation; 2.2.2 Air-Water Vapour Mixture Density; 2.2.3 Equation of State for the Real Gas.
2.2.4 Calculation of Thermodynamic Variables2.3 Experimental Set Up; 2.4 Results; 2.4.1 Pressure Drop and Air Flow; 2.4.2 Density Correction by the Air-Vapour Mixture; 2.4.3 Temperature Calculations for the Real Gas Model and Compressibility Factor mathbbZ; 2.4.4 Power Input; 2.5 Discussion and Future Research; 2.6 Conclusions; References; 3 Thermodynamics of an Oscillating Water Column Containing Real Gas; 3.1 Objective; 3.2 Methodology; 3.2.1 Adiabatic Process of a Real Gas: General Approach; 3.2.2 Polytropic System and Adiabatic Index n for a Real Gas; 3.2.3 Speed of Sound in a Real Gas.
3.2.4 Specific Heats (Cp and Cv), Entropy (s), Internal Energy (u), Enthalpy (h) and Chemical Potential (æ) for a Real Gas3.2.5 Non Dimensional Thermodynamic Parameters for a Real Gas; 3.3 Experimental Validation; 3.4 Application to OWC Formulation; 3.5 Conclusions; References; 4 Numerical Simulation of an Oscillating Water Column Problem for Turbine Performance; 4.1 Objective; 4.2 Methodology; 4.2.1 General; 4.2.2 Model Set up and Wave Generation; 4.2.3 Porous Zone Configuration for Turbine Performance Simulation; 4.3 Results and Discussion.
4.3.1 Surface Elevation, Wave Spectra, Pressure Drop and Air Velocity4.3.2 Pressure Drop Versus Air Flow Through the Converter; 4.3.3 Turbine Performance Simulation by the ADM; 4.4 Conclusions; 4.5 Future Research; References; 5 Effects of Seabed Morphology on Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Performance; 5.1 Objective; 5.2 Methodology; 5.2.1 Wave Case Selection; 5.2.2 Seabed Evolution with XBeach-G; 5.2.3 Wave Generation and OWC Simulation in FLUENT""472; 5.2.4 FLUENT""472 Model Set Up; 5.3 Results; 5.3.1 Seabed Forms; 5.3.2 Water Surface Elevation; 5.3.3 Wave Spectra.
5.3.4 Pressure Drop Inside OWC Versus Air Flow5.4 Conclusions; References; 6 The Role of Wave Energy Converter Farms in Coastal Protection; 6.1 Objective; 6.2 Study Site; 6.3 Methodology; 6.3.1 Wave Farm Locations and Geometry: Scenarios; 6.3.2 Wave Propagation Model: Delft3D-Wave; 6.3.3 Morphodynamic Model: XBeach-G; 6.4 Results; 6.4.1 Wave Propagation; 6.4.2 Wave Run-Up; 6.4.3 Morphological Changes; 6.5 Conclusions; References.
2.2.4 Calculation of Thermodynamic Variables2.3 Experimental Set Up; 2.4 Results; 2.4.1 Pressure Drop and Air Flow; 2.4.2 Density Correction by the Air-Vapour Mixture; 2.4.3 Temperature Calculations for the Real Gas Model and Compressibility Factor mathbbZ; 2.4.4 Power Input; 2.5 Discussion and Future Research; 2.6 Conclusions; References; 3 Thermodynamics of an Oscillating Water Column Containing Real Gas; 3.1 Objective; 3.2 Methodology; 3.2.1 Adiabatic Process of a Real Gas: General Approach; 3.2.2 Polytropic System and Adiabatic Index n for a Real Gas; 3.2.3 Speed of Sound in a Real Gas.
3.2.4 Specific Heats (Cp and Cv), Entropy (s), Internal Energy (u), Enthalpy (h) and Chemical Potential (æ) for a Real Gas3.2.5 Non Dimensional Thermodynamic Parameters for a Real Gas; 3.3 Experimental Validation; 3.4 Application to OWC Formulation; 3.5 Conclusions; References; 4 Numerical Simulation of an Oscillating Water Column Problem for Turbine Performance; 4.1 Objective; 4.2 Methodology; 4.2.1 General; 4.2.2 Model Set up and Wave Generation; 4.2.3 Porous Zone Configuration for Turbine Performance Simulation; 4.3 Results and Discussion.
4.3.1 Surface Elevation, Wave Spectra, Pressure Drop and Air Velocity4.3.2 Pressure Drop Versus Air Flow Through the Converter; 4.3.3 Turbine Performance Simulation by the ADM; 4.4 Conclusions; 4.5 Future Research; References; 5 Effects of Seabed Morphology on Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converter Performance; 5.1 Objective; 5.2 Methodology; 5.2.1 Wave Case Selection; 5.2.2 Seabed Evolution with XBeach-G; 5.2.3 Wave Generation and OWC Simulation in FLUENT""472; 5.2.4 FLUENT""472 Model Set Up; 5.3 Results; 5.3.1 Seabed Forms; 5.3.2 Water Surface Elevation; 5.3.3 Wave Spectra.
5.3.4 Pressure Drop Inside OWC Versus Air Flow5.4 Conclusions; References; 6 The Role of Wave Energy Converter Farms in Coastal Protection; 6.1 Objective; 6.2 Study Site; 6.3 Methodology; 6.3.1 Wave Farm Locations and Geometry: Scenarios; 6.3.2 Wave Propagation Model: Delft3D-Wave; 6.3.3 Morphodynamic Model: XBeach-G; 6.4 Results; 6.4.1 Wave Propagation; 6.4.2 Wave Run-Up; 6.4.3 Morphological Changes; 6.5 Conclusions; References.