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High-fidelity Numerical Modelling of a Wave Energy Converter

keywords COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS, MODELLING, WAVE ENERGY - HYDRODYNAMICS - NUMERICAL MODELLING

Reference persons GIOVANNI BRACCO, GIULIANA MATTIAZZO

Research Groups MOREnergy Lab

Description For the validation tests of a Wave Energy Converter, high-fidelity simulations are necessary to have an accurate description of the WEC dynamics, which is characterized by high non-linearity and unsteadiness. OpenFOAM is a CFD opensource software, well-known in the research community and used for the simulation of multi-physics phenomena presenting such characteristics.
This thesis aims at developing a numerical parametric wave tank in OpenFOAM, applicable to different kinds of WECs: ISWEC, PeWEC, Point Absorbers. The model should also take into account the mooring system and the control law of the device. It will be validated against experimental results and compared to other low and high fidelity models.

See also  http://www.morenergylab.polito.it

Required skills - Computational fluid dynamics
- Basic knowledge of OpenFOAM (not strictly necessary)


Deadline 25/01/2023      PROPONI LA TUA CANDIDATURA