Journal
COASTAL ENGINEERING
Volume 122, Issue -, Pages 60-74Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2017.02.001
Keywords
Wave energy converters; OBREC; Rubble mound breakwaters; Wave loadings
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- National Operational Programme for Research and Competitiveness (NOP for R C) [PON04a3_00303]
- RITMARE Flagship Project
- project Development of innovative technologies for energy saving and environmental sustain ability of shipyards and harbour areas (SEAPORT) [PON02 000153 2939551]
- Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR)
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The Overtopping BReakwater for Energy Conversion (OBREC) is an overtopping type wave energy converter, totally embedded into traditional rubble mound breakwaters. The device consists of a reinforced concrete front reservoir designed with the aim of capturing the wave overtopping in order to produce electricity. The energy is extracted through low head turbines, using the difference between the water levels in the reservoir and the sea water level. This paper investigates the nature and magnitude of wave loadings exerting on various parts of the structure. The results improve the overall knowledge on the device behavior, completing the highlights from the complementary test campaign carried out in the same wave flume in 2012 (Vicinanza et al., 2014). The formulas provided have been used to design the first OBREC prototype breakwater in operation since January 2016 at Naples Harbour (Italy).
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