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This paper presents an oscillating slider wave energy device which is based on a seabed anchoring and uses eagle beak as the absorber. The self-compiled program uses the boundary element theory based on the simple Green’s function to solve the wave forces and hydrodynamic parameters. And the equation of motion, the oscillation of the float and the capture width ratio are obtained by the modal method. The influences of the shape of the eagle beak, the angle of the slider and the wave heading on the capture ability of the device are investigated. According to the calculation results and the wave resources in the sea area, the optimal shape of the eagle beak and external damping can be selected to maximize the wave energy capture capability.
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Foundation item: This study was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFB1503002), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA13040202), the Special Foundation for Ocean Renewable Energy (Grant Nos. GHME2017SF01 and GHME2017YY02), the Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Grant No. ISEE2018ZD04), Key Special Project for Introduced Talents Team of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (Grant No. GML2019ZD0107) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51609232).
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Xiao, L., You, Yg., Wang, Zp. et al. Single Mode Simulation Calculation of Oscillating Buoy Wave Energy Converter with A Slider. China Ocean Eng 34, 547–557 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-020-0049-x
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