Flexible Responsive Systems in Wave Energy
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Sch of Engineering
Abstract
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| John Chaplin (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Puzhukkil K
(2023)
Hydro-elastic interaction of polymer materials with regular waves
in Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
Wang X
(2023)
Graphene oxide reinforced room-temperature-vulcanising elastomers for flexible wave energy converters
in Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
Yang J
(2023)
Origami-adapted clam design for wave energy conversion
in Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
| Description | The design of flexible wave energy converters will call for numerical solutions of some challenging problems concerned with the response of tensioned fabric in waves. As a simpler test case, we carried out measurements of the motion of submerged sheets of membranes of different physical properties beneath waves. The results reveal some unexpected behaviours and provide a simple test case for those who are developing comprehensive numerical models. |
| Exploitation Route | As a simply-defined test case supporting the development of novel numerical models |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Energy |
| Description | Collaboration with the University of Plymouth and others on flexible wave energy converters |
| Organisation | University of Plymouth |
| Department | School of Computing and Mathematics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint work on flexible membrane responses to wave excitation within project EP/V040367/1 |
| Collaborator Contribution | As above |
| Impact | Laboratory tests are in preparation |
| Start Year | 2021 |