University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Numerical Simulation and Analysis of MADWEC Wave Energy Converter

Overview

Organization: University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth

Boundary element method (BEM) and WEC-Sim analysis of UMass Dartmouth’s maximal asymmetric drag wave energy converter (MADWEC), including its tethered ballast system and PTO (power take-off).

This project was supported during RFTS 6.

Facility Highlights

NLR – Numerical Modeling, Design, and Data Analysis