COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF A REGULAR WAVE TANK

Authors

  • M. N. Gomes Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • C. R. Olinto Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • L. A. O. Rocha Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • J. A. Souza Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • L. A. Isoldi Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/reterm.v8i1.61881

Keywords:

Regular waves, wave tank, Volume of Fluid (VOF), numerical simulation, FLUENT®

Abstract

This paper presents two different numerical methodologies to generate regular gravity waves in a wave tank. We performed numerical simulations of wave generation through the FLUENT® package, using the Volume of Fluid (VOF) multiphase model to reproduce the wave propagation in the tank. Thus it was possible to analyze two methods for generating regular waves that could be used in future work, especially in the study of devices of energy conversion from ocean waves into electrical energy.

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Published

2009-06-30

How to Cite

Gomes, M. N., Olinto, C. R., Rocha, L. A. O., Souza, J. A., & Isoldi, L. A. (2009). COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF A REGULAR WAVE TANK. Revista De Engenharia Térmica, 8(1), 44–50. https://doi.org/10.5380/reterm.v8i1.61881

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Ciência/Science