Special Session 128: New Trends in Mathematical Fluid Dynamics and Related Problems

Dynamics of oscillating water columns in the shallow water regime
Edoardo Bocchi
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
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Abstract:
An oscillating water column is a wave energy converter in which waves enter a partially closed chamber, producing variations in the air volume inside, which, in turn, activate a turbine that generates electrical energy. In this talk, I will discuss the dynamics within such a configuration in the one-dimensional horizontal shallow water regime, modeled either by congested fluid models or by a spring-mass system inside the chamber interacting with the external waves.