Wave Energy Conversion * Theory of Wave Energy Conversion * Wave Energy Converters, the State of the Art * Design of a Wave Power Converting Breakwater for the Port of Bilbao, North Spain MSc. Thesis by Herald Vervoorn March 1997 Appendixes Delft University of Technology Faculty of Civil Engineering Hydraulic and Geotechnical Engineering Division Hydraulic Engineering GroupContents Appendix A Linear Wave Theory Introduction. Velocity Potential... Velocity of the Water Particles... Dispersion Relation... Wave Pressure. Wave Energy and Power... Shoaling Factor. Introduction.. Spring-and-damper System. Two-dimensional devices and the capture efficiency... ‘Three-dimensional devices and the capture width. Interaction between oscillating bodies... Summary of the two-dimensional theory. References. - : Appendix B Theory of Oscillating Bodies Appendix C _ Theory of Several Converters ‘Two-dimensional capture efficiency... References, Appendix D__ Theory of Osei ‘The Two plate machine. The Triplate machine References. ing Bodies Appendix E Theory of the Pendulor Theory. se esennnees Experiments, References. Appendix F Theory of Oscillating Water Column Devices Introduction..... Basic assumptions. Wave energy extraction. Three-dimensional pressure distributions. Turbine characteristic and resonance conditions. ‘Comparison with a rigid plate model. Air compressibility. Oscillating water column with a reflecting wall Non-linear air turbine... enn Phase control References, Al ACL mA A2 A3 AB Ad Fl Fl F3 F4 F6 FR FS F9 F9 F-10 . F-10 ‘Contents iii