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Abstract

The installation of Wave Energy Converters (WECs) in the environment inevitably makes an impact on the environment (whether positive or negative). One area of concern is the development of currents due to the interaction of the wave climate with the WEC and whether this might interfere with the pre-existing processes, such as sediment transport and currents. This paper reports on the observation of surface currents measured in experiments performed on a simple WEC analogue in different experimental conditions and finds that the surface currents are consistent with a pattern of toroidal vortices aligned with the axis along which the body oscillates.

Item Type:	Conference Publication
Authors/Creators:	Fleming, A and Manasseh, R
Keywords:	wave energy, videogrammetry, surface current, experimental analysis, wave flume
Journal or Publication Title:	Proceedings of the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
Publisher:	EWTEC
ISSN:	2309-1983
Copyright Information:	Copyright 2017 European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
Related URLs:	Google Scholar: Fleming, A UTAS Profile: Fleming, A
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