Hydrodynamics of a Free Floating Vertical Axisymmetric Oscillating Water Column Device

Table 3

RAOs of heave motion 𝑥₃₀/(𝐻/2) versus 𝜔² 𝑏/𝑔 for a floating OWC device with turbine parameter 𝑔_𝑇=1000m⁵/(N⋅s). Comparisons with an open moon pool cylinder.

𝜔^2b/g	Open moon pool cylinder [29]			OWC device with 𝑔𝑇=1000m^5/(N⋅s)
	a/b = 1.8	a/b = 1.2	a/b = 1.034	a/b = 1.8	a/b = 1.2	a/b = 1.034
0.037	0.9549	0.9733	0.9716	0.9548	0.9733	0.9718
0.883	0.6458	0.9582	0.9462	0.6440	0.9576	0.9489
1.223	0.0124	0.5061	0.7706	0.0191	0.5038	0.7864
1.348	0.2244	0.2075	0.5358	0.2201	0.2094	0.5665
1.761	0.6407	0.3720	0.1550	0.6118	0.3639	0.2022
1.926	0.3234	0.6149	0.2998	0.3196	0.5862	0.3011