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Marine hydrokinetic energy harvesting performance of diamond and square oscillators in tandem arrangements
, Article Energy ; Volume 202 , 2020 ; Esfehani, M. J ; Zeinoddini, M ; Naeeni, S. T. O ; Wu, J ; Shahvaghar Asl, S ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2020
Abstract
The global demand for renewable energy sources has arisen significant research interests in marine hydrokinetic energy harvesting from flow induced vibrations. The current study deals with the hydrokinetic energy harvesting potentials of diamond and square oscillators at various inline configurations. Both the sharp edge sections and the wake induced vibrations in tandem arrangement can lead to galloping type of instability with high energy efficiency ratios. The present in-water towing tank experiments comprise 1DoF vibrating systems at Re ranging from 2 × 103 to 4.8 × 104. The results show that the upstream wake generally enhances the system efficiency and the mechanical work done by the...