Saeed Osouli
Nearshore renewable energy
Nearshore renewable energy
Abstract della ricerca
Nearshore renewable energy
Background nella ricerca
Overtopping Breakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC) is a wave-energy harvesting method that captures overtopping flows in a raised reservoir. Past studies have investigated ramp shapes, overtopping rates, and numerical models to predict energy yield. In this research, a full-scale OBREC unit will be installed on a detached breakwater at the Port of Ancona with an integrated low-head turbine. The prototype will be monitored over several months to record overtopping volume, hydraulic head, and power output under a range of extreme wave climates. Different conveying systems for water discharge will be implemented and compared. Performance data will be evaluated against numerical predictions to optimize and refine design parameters, ultimately guiding future large-scale coastal energy installations.
Obiettivi della ricerca
Numerical modelling of the ramp to be applied to a shoreline wave energy converter, based on existing and/or analysed solutions.
Design and construction of a prototype of shoreline wave energy converter at natural scale.Monitoring of the device (hydrodynamics, morphology, energy production) and possible attempts at on-site optimization during the monitoring time
Metodi
Numerical simulations, and field tests.
Risultati
Operational converter and a complete set of monitoring data in terms of hydrodynamics (outside and inside the device), morphological patterns in the coastal area near the device, and power generation from the turbine.