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Improvements to Wave Energy Converter
- 1 Abstract An improvement for a wave energy converter comprises a substantially rigid skirt 10 adapted to be suspended from a wave energy converter below the 5 surface of the water. The skirt 10 comprises an elongate substantially cylindrical structure 12 extending vertically so as to form a flow path for water particles over a surface of the structure. The cylindrical structure 12 comprises a series of rings 14 of substantially equal diameter arranged concentrically at spaced vertical intervals. The curved surfaces formed by the 10 circular cross-section of the rings 14, form an undulating flow path for water particles travelling in a vertical direction. In this way the vertical component of the wave energy extracted from the wave's circular water particle motion can be maximised. 15 Drawing suggested to accompany the Abstract: Figure 2 10 __ _ _ _ _ (7 12 Fig. 2
Improvements to Wave Energy Converter
- 1 Abstract An improvement for a wave energy converter comprises a substantially rigid skirt 10 adapted to be suspended from a wave energy converter below the 5 surface of the water. The skirt 10 comprises an elongate substantially cylindrical structure 12 extending vertically so as to form a flow path for water particles over a surface of the structure. The cylindrical structure 12 comprises a series of rings 14 of substantially equal diameter arranged concentrically at spaced vertical intervals. The curved surfaces formed by the 10 circular cross-section of the rings 14, form an undulating flow path for water particles travelling in a vertical direction. In this way the vertical component of the wave energy extracted from the wave's circular water particle motion can be maximised. 15 Drawing suggested to accompany the Abstract: Figure 2 10 __ _ _ _ _ (7 12 Fig. 2
Improvements to Wave Energy Converter
MOORE SEAN DEREK (author)
2018-10-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English