| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N34451/01 |
| Title: |
TANK TESTING OF A FREE-FLOATING SLOPED IPS BUOY |
| Principal Investigator: |
Salter, Professor S |
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| Department: |
Sch of Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Edinburgh |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
17 January 2001 |
Ends: |
16 January 2004 |
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246,454
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Energy - Marine & Hydropower |
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Many wave power inventors begin with floats that move vertically. However previous work at Edinburgh University showed that a movement along a fixed slope angle constrained by a guide way gives much better hydrodynamic performance because of reduced hydrodynamic spring rate and better wave-making capability. The resonant period can be tuned by changing the slope angle but the bandwidth is so wide that a 45-degree slope fill cover all the Atlantic spectra.The slope idea can be combined with the stroke-limiting scheme developed by the Swedish IPS company with force reaction obtained from a water piston coupled to an internal water mass.The project will develop a linear eddy-current dynamometer that can be used with other free-floating models and will establish the best shape and dimensions for buoy heads and slope plates.All the data needed for full-scale design and cost elimination will be collected and tabulated.
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