Hello
I'm testing the SNL-SWAN for some WEC farms. In this case they are farms of point absorbers.
From my initial test is possible to see that the correct definition of the obstacle in SNL-SWAN is the most important aspect. In the case of a point absorber, the test results show that there is about 50% less absorption from a wave heading of 330º than a wave heading from 270º .
This certainly as to do with the design of the WEC, is this case I followed the tutorials and the WEC is just a straight line.
Is there a better way to define a point absorber in SNL-SWAN?
Best regards
João Ribeiro
Hello
I'm testing the SNL-SWAN for some WEC farms. In this case they are farms of point absorbers.
From my initial test is possible to see that the correct definition of the obstacle in SNL-SWAN is the most important aspect. In the case of a point absorber, the test results show that there is about 50% less absorption from a wave heading of 330º than a wave heading from 270º .
This certainly as to do with the design of the WEC, is this case I followed the tutorials and the WEC is just a straight line.
Is there a better way to define a point absorber in SNL-SWAN?
Best regards
João Ribeiro