Field measurements of breaking wave loads on a shoreline wave power station

Muller, G. and Whittaker, T.J.T. (1995) Field measurements of breaking wave loads on a shoreline wave power station. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Maritime and Energy, 112 (3), 167-172. (doi:10.1680/iwtme.1995.27881).

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Field measurements of breaking wave loads on a shoreline wave power station G.Muller, PhD, MSc, and T. T.Whittaker, PhD, MRINA J. W A wave load monitoring system for the Islay prototype wave power station was designed and installed. The monitoring system comprises a transducer module which houses five transducers and a selective data acquisition system. The system has been operational since January 1991. Six major storms with a duration of 24 days were monitored. So far, 2326 data records were taken and a maximum pressure of 51.3 kN/m^-2, corresponding to 12% of the design pressure, was measured...

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Published date: 1995

Keywords: breaking, systems, monitoring, distribution, instruments, water, hydrodynamics, transducers, storms, pressure, impact, instrumentation, generation, modules, uk, waves, shoreline, queens university belfast, vertical, power, energy, power stations, scotland, measurement, models, islay, field, data, loads, acquisition