Ocean Waves and Oscillating Systems

Linear Interactions Including Wave-Energy Extraction
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-521-78211-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 679 g

This 2002 book examines the interaction between ocean waves and oscillating systems. With a focus on linear analysis of low-amplitude waves, the text is designed to convey a thorough understanding of wave interactions. Topics covered include the background mathematics of oscillations, gravity waves on water, the dynamics of wave-body interactions, and the absorption of wave energy by oscillating bodies. Linear algebra, complex numbers, differential equations, and Fourier transformation are utilized as bases for the analysis, and each chapter ends with problems. While the book's focus is on linear theory, the practical application of energy storage and transport is interwoven throughout. This book will be appropriate for those with backgrounds in elementary fluid dynamics or hydrodynamics and mathematical analysis. Graduate students and researchers will find it an excellent source of wave energy theory and application.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Falnes, Johannes

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energietechnik & Elektrotechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Windkraftanlagen, Wasserkraftanlagen
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Akustik, Schwingungsanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Mathematical description of oscillations; 3. Interaction between oscillations and waves; 4. Gravity waves on water; 5. Wave-body interactions; 6. Wave-energy absorption by oscillating bodies; 7. Wave interactions with oscillating water columns; Bibliography; Index.