Sulkers, Stefan (2021) A Realistic Simulation of a Waterlens using Comflow. Bachelor's Thesis, Mathematics.
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Abstract
The worldwide demand for energy grows and so does the need for reusable energy. Methods using water to generate electricity, such as hydroelectricity, are a clean alternative to other methods. A water turbine needs a height difference of water to work properly and therefore is not always feasible in the Netherlands due to the flat landscape. A waterlens is a way of overcoming this problem by creating the height difference from a smaller wave. The waterlens can create this height difference by letting small waves flow through a narrowing channel. The water will be `caught' in a tank and stored until it is used to generate energy. In this study the effects of different narrowing channels are observed and compared to each other. Simulations are made in ComFLOW in 3 dimensions. In the simulations different ratios and shapes of the narrowing channel are observed and the optimal ratio and shape is determined. The narrowest channel seems the most effective. Different waves can have different impacts, so a 2nd order Stokes wave will be compared to a 5th order Stokes wave. Once the optimal channel is determined, the optimal point to `catch' the water will be determined for this optimal channel. It seems that this point is near the end of the channel.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Luppes, R. and Sterk, A.E. |
| Degree programme: | Mathematics |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Aug 2021 06:30 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Aug 2021 06:30 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/25652 |
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