A semisubmersible platform-based (SPB) bottom-hinged flap (BHF) wave energy converter (WEC)
concept is presented in this paper, and its platform hydrodynamic response was studied experimentally. Aimed
at studying the special WEC-mounted platform response problem, both regular and irregular wave experiments
were conducted. The frequency domain results of regular wave experiments are described in the form of response
amplitude operators. The time domain results of irregular wave experiments are treated by statistical analysis and
fast Fourier transformation. Regular wave experiments and irregular wave experiments show good consistency.
The mooring system strongly affects the whole system, which is a considerable factor for WEC design. The
influences of BHF mounted on the platform are revealed in both statistic and frequency spectral ways. The results
of experiments give a guide for SPB design aiming to support BHF-WEC.
LIN Yana∗ (林 焰), PEI Feib (裴 斐)
. Experimental Study on Hydrodynamic Response of Semisubmersible
Platform-Based Bottom-Hinged Flap Wave Energy Converter[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Science), 2022
, 27(3)
: 307
-315
.
DOI: 10.1007/s12204-022-2443-4
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