Design and analysis of the Engine Reservoir of the Buried Ocean Battery

Masclans Serrat, Núria (2020) Design and analysis of the Engine Reservoir of the Buried Ocean Battery. Design Project, Mechanical Engineering.

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Abstract

Nowadays, the sector of energy production is suffering a significant increase on renewable energy. Therefore, renewable methods for energy storage must be developed accordingly. Ocean Grazer company believes on a renewable, clean and reliable way of storing energy produced by renewable power sources. The company is currently developing the so-call Ocean Battery, a system of flexible and rigid reservoirs based on the principle of storing the produced energy by renewable power plants as potential energy. It is expected to be located on a sea or lake bottom, with a Rigid Reservoir buried on the soil and a Flexible Reservoir laying on the soil surface. Although some research has been developed on the design of the Rigid and Flexible Reservoirs, Ocean Grazer has detected a lack of knowledge regarding the third component of the battery: the Engine Reservoir. The Engine Reservoir is the interconnecting element between the Rigid and Flexible Reservoirs, and it contains the hydro-power components required for energy storage and production. Therefore, the project focuses on providing a first design of the Engine Reservoir. In order to do so, the requirement of the component are identified and the main hydro-power components characterized. Additionally, a study on the medium interaction with the structure is performed, and the relevant loads and momentum are identified and quantified through Matlab and COMSOL models. Finally, the mechanical study is performed, and the design evaluated.

Item Type:	Thesis (Design Project)
Supervisor name:	Vakis, A.
Degree programme:	Mechanical Engineering
Thesis type:	Design Project
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2020 10:33
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2020 10:33
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/23734

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