Hydrodynamics of a Free Floating Vertical Axisymmetric Oscillating Water Column Device

Table 5

Comparison between the maximum energy 𝑃_max/(𝐻/2)² of a restrained and a floating OWC device versus 𝑘𝑎. The mass moment of inertia 𝐼=1738.87tn⋅m².

𝑘⋅𝑎	Restrained OWC device	Floating OWC device
0.2	956.983	0.3219
0.4	308.105	5.7967
0.6	147.688	139.779
0.8	90.6602	31.8176
1.0	63.7096	16.7789
1.5	34.5299	8.1777
2.0	22.5046	6.1624
2.5	16.1687	5.2424
3.0	12.3529	4.6839