Optimization of Passive Surface Wave Absorbers

• Grant number: 25/03351-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: April 01, 2025
• End date: March 31, 2027
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Naval and Oceanic Engineering - Hydrodynamics of Ships and Ocean Systems
• Agreement: BG E&P Brasil (Shell Group)
• Principal Investigator: Gustavo Roque da Silva Assi
• Grantee: Vinícius Kenzo Inoue
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Company: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Politécnica (EP)
• Associated research grant: 22/03698-8 - OTIC Offshore Technology Innovation Centre, AP.PCPE

Abstract

In the context of the usage of wave tanks for analyzing vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) for the OTIC's LCP2 project, the parametric optimization of the current passive absorber of the Wave Tank Laboratory via numerical methods is proposed here. In order to do so, a experimental-numerical coupling methodology of the permeability coefficient of the material is expected to be elaborated, such as low and high-order numerical models of the tank and numerical tools for parametric optimization of such devices. The project aims to achieve such objectives in a term of 24 months, with the support of OTIC, OTTO Lab., and RCGI's infrastructure and developed tools.