Jul 24 2013
How does it work?
The mechanism:
- Since the motion of the particles in shallow waters are primarily horizontal:
The OWSC it constituted of a paddle that spins on a horizontal axis that is situated above the water surface and perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation.
- It’s operating principle is to use the resonance of the water column.
- The back-wall often serves as a stabilizer for the OWSC using a caisson.
- The back-wall and paddle of the OWSC form a water column and they are contributing factors to the tuning of the device.
- That water column must be optimally tuned to the incident waves in addition to minimizing the generation of turbulences.
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