Structural Optimisation and Behaviour of the Breakwater Integrated Oscillating Water Column Device: A Combined 3D CFD and Structural Analysis

The Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device is one of many available technologies for generating electricity from water waves. It is a caisson-like structure, which houses a water column in an enclosed chamber with an inlet at the bottom. Waves enter the device, exciting the water column. The trapped air above is forced out through a turbine,...