Title:

Facilitating optimal operations of wave energy converter using a preeminent mooring line: an entropy weight-VIKOR method

Creator:

Nwaoha, Thaddeus Chidiebere ; Udosoh, Nsisong E.

Subject:

mooring line ; alternatives ; criteria ; wave energy converter ; VIKOR

Description:

This study employed viable methods for the selection of a preeminent mooring line amongst other alternatives for the mooring of a floating wave energy converter (WEC) in shallow water. Conventional mooring lines for mooring WEC are identified for optimal selection exercise. A combination of Entropy Weight and Visekriterijumska Optimizacijia I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) methods is utilized in the aforementioned exercise. The two methods are effectively used in assessment of the attributes and performance of the various mooring lines in practical application. The result obtained, demonstrated that steel wire rope is the best mooring line suitable for a WEC system operations. It is good references to the marine and offshore engineering industries in decision making for optimal mooring line suitable for the mooring of a WEC system in shallow waters.

Place of publishing:

Koszalin

Publisher:

Publishing House of the Koszalin University of Technology

Date:

2022

Type:

artykuł w czasopiśmie

Format:

application/pdf

Language:

eng

Is part of:

Journal of Mechanical and Energy Engineering. Vol.6 (46), nr 1, s. 77-84

Rights:

Biblioteka Politechniki Koszalińskiej

Access rights:

internet

License:

Creative Commons BY 4.0