Hydrodynamics of Wave Energy Conversion Systems
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine renewable energy; nonlinear wave effects; CFD modeling; hydroelastic analysis; CIP methods; numerical wave tanks; fluid–structure interaction
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Dear Colleagues,
Wave energy converters (WECs) operate in challenging hydrodynamic environments where irregular seas, strong nonlinearity, and multi-physics coupling govern both energy capture and survivability. Making an accurate prediction of wave–body interactions remains a central bottleneck for efficient design, reliable operation, and cost-effective deployment, particularly as devices move from controlled laboratory conditions toward array-scale and real-sea applications. This Special Issue, “Hydrodynamics of Wave Energy Conversion Systems” (Section: Marine Energy), seeks original research and review articles that advance the numerical modeling and rigorous validation of WEC hydrodynamics. We welcome contributions spanning linear and nonlinear potential flow methods, time-domain solvers, fully nonlinear numerical wave tanks, CFD approaches (e.g., URANS/LES, VOF free-surface capturing), and hybrid multi-fidelity frameworks that balance accuracy and computational efficiency. We additionally encourage submissions that discuss high-quality tank tests and field measurement campaigns, benchmark datasets, scaling and uncertainty analyses, and systematic model–experiment/field comparisons. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, wave–structure interactions, nonlinear wave effects, WEC arrays, farm interactions, model tests, techno-economic assessments, hybrid modelling, and numerical wave tanks.
Prof. Dr. Guanghua He
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wave energy conversion
- power take-off (PTO) coupling
- wave–structure interaction
- nonlinear wave effects
- WEC arrays
- farm interactions
- model tests
- hybrid modelling
- numerical wave tank
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