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Theoretical Study on Capture Chamber with Lateral Entrance
A capture chamber with lateral entrance can be used in a pneumatic wave energy conversion system. In this paper, the output power coefficients of the capture chamber have been calculated...

Research and Development of Wave Pump
A new device, 'Wave Pump' is introduced here. The authors present the mechanism of the system, the analytical method for discharge rate, the hydraulic model test...

Wave Power Development in Taiwan
The feasibility study of wave power development in Taiwan was performed in two phases. The first phase included the calculation and assessment of the available wave energy along the coasts...

Planning a Full Scale Wave Power Conversion Test 1988-1989
The paper describes the design of the wave power converter and the principal of working. The results from a tank test on a scale model are presented with the main emphasis on design loads...

Use of Scrap Tires to Harness Wave Energy
A 2.5 meter diameter wave powered pump, fabricated from scrap tires was tested from May 24, 1988 to October 1988 in the Atlantic Ocean at the North Carolina Army Corp of Engineers Waterways...

Some Novel Concepts in Approach to Harnessing Tidal Power
The worldwide tidal energy potential remains undeveloped because of its low power density and high cost of constructing conventional hydroturbine power plants. The objective of this paper...

Review of Garolim Tidal Power Project
The feasibility study of Garolim tidal power project made in 1981 was reviewed in 1986 and updated in 1988. The review study generally confirmed the result of the 1981 study. The generator...

The Development of Tidal Resources in China: The Tidal Experimental Station of Jiangxia and Its No. 1 and No. 2 Bidirectional Tidal Water Turbine
This article outlines the development and use of tidal energy, specifically, the exploitable tidal energy and the situation of its use in China and introduces the first large bidirectional...

Tidal Power Plants - The Source of Ecologically Clean Energy
This paper outlines the development of tidal energy within the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). It describes several working and proposed tidal power plants developed in the U.S.S.R. with a discussion...

Estimation of Wave Power as an Energy Resource for Hawaii
One of the most important elements in determining the wave power available by means of a wave power extracting device is the amount of wave energy present at a given location during a...

Power Conditioning Options for Variable-Speed Ocean Energy Conversion Systems
As part of a recent wave energy feasibility study for the coast of North Carolina (SEASUN Power Systems, 1988), a survey was conducted of power conditioning and transmission technology....

Conceptual Design Analysis for Hybrid-Cycle OTEC Plants for Co-Production of Electric Power and Desalinated Water
Hybrid-cycle OTEC power plants are shown to be potentially the most flexible and cost effective in obtaining any specific mix of electrical power and desalinated water. This paper describes...

A 250 KW Closed Cycle Land Based Ocean Thermal Energy Plant
The paper describes the design of a 250 KW land based closed cycle Ocean Thermal Energy Plant suitable for installing at Keahole Point in Hawaii. The work is being done for ALCAN International....

Carbon Dioxide Release from OTEC Cycles
This paper presents the results of recent measurements of CO₂ release from an open-cycle ocean thermal energy conversion (OC-OTEC) experiment. Based...

Model for Nonlinear Behavior of Bolted Joints Under Bending/Tension Loading
A mathematical model to predict the load-deformation relationship of single-bolted connections in wood structures subjected to bending/tension loading is described. The model accounts...

Evaluation of Bond Performance of Epoxy-Coated Reinforcing Steel Using Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
The role played by epoxy coatings on the failure of standard beam-end specimens is explored. The specimen consists of a reinforcing bar embedded in concrete. As the bar is loaded, the...

Iterative Global/Local Finite Element Analysis
In spite of the advances in computer technology, there is still a need for more computationally efficient methods for performing stress analysis. One approach which is receiving increasing...

Damage Prediction in Laminated Composites with Continuum Damage Mechanics
A finite element model is developed for laminated composite plates experiencing fatigue load induced microstructural damage. Continuum damage mechanics based constitutive relationships,...

The ENF Test: Critical Analysis and Computational Modelling
We have developed an experimental and computational strategy to moderate the experimental scatter of the interlaminar fracture toughness values (G_IIc)...

Long-Term Performance Reliability of Wood Materials
The United States faces a major task in maintaining and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure in the 1990's and beyond. Economic constraints have limited funds...

 

 

 

 

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