Development of a Three-Dimensional Fully Nonlinear Potential Numerical Wave Tank for a Heaving Buoy Wave Energy Converter

<div>Time series of the buoy vertical displacement of a circular cylindrical buoy when initial displacement and velocity are given (<i>A</i> = 0.1 m, <i>R</i> = <i>d</i> = 1.0 m, and <i>h</i> = 3 d). (a) Free decay test. (b) Velocity decay test.</div>

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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Figure 12: Development of a Three-Dimensional Fully Nonlinear Potential Numerical Wave Tank for a Heaving Buoy Wave Energy Converter 