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Technical Papers and Presentations
- VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibration Aquatic Clean Energy): A NEW CONCEPT IN GENERATION OF CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM FLUID FLOW
- THE VIVACE CONVERTER: MODEL TESTS AT HIGH DAMPING AND REYNOLDS NUMBER AROUND 10^5
- VIVACE: A New Concept for Harnessing Hydrokinetic Energy
- Reynolds Number Effect on Vortex Induced Vibrations
- VIVACE Technology Progress & Path Forward
- EFFECT OF BOTTOM BOUNDARY ON VIV FOR ENERGY HARNESSING AT 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5
- EFFECT OF FEE SURFACE ON VIV FOR ENERGY HARNESSING AT 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5
- INDUCED SEPARATION AND VORTICITY USING ROUGHNESS IN VIV OF CIRUCLAR CYLINDERS AT 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5
- ENHANCEMENT OF HIGH DAMPING VIV THROUGH ROUGHNESS DISTRIBUTION FOR ENERGY HARNESSING AT 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5
- REDUCTION / SUPPRESSION OF VIV OF CIRUCLAR CYLINDERS THROUGH ROUGHNESS DISTRIBUTION AT 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5
M.M. Bernitsas, K. Raghavan, Y. Ben-Simon, E. M. H. Garcia, “VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibration Aquatic Clean Energy): A New Concept in Generation of Clean and Renewable Energy from Fluid Flow”, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, in press; also invited paper, Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE ’06), Paper #92645, Hamburg, Germany, June 4-9, 2006.
Paper PresentationM.M. Bernitsas, Y. Ben-Simon, K. Raghavan, E. M. H. Garcia, “The VIVACE Converter: Model Tests at Reynolds Numbers Around 10^5", Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, in press; also invited paper, Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE ’06), Paper #92652, Hamburg, Germany, June 4-9, 2006.
Paper PresentationCITRIS and Ocean Engineering Seminar - University of California, Berkeley
PresentationRaghavan, K., Bernitsas, M. M., and Maroulis, D., (2007), "Effect of Reynolds Number on Vortex Induced Vibrations," IUTAM Symposium, Hamburg, Germany. (Invited Paper)
PresentationU.S. Department of Energy
PresentationRaghavan, K., Bernitsas, M. M., and Maroulis, D., (2007b), "Effect of Bottom Boundary on VIV for Energy Harnessing at 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5", Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, submitted; also invited paper, Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE ’07), Paper #29727, San Diego, California, June 10-15, 2007.
Paper PresentationBernitsas, M. M., Raghavan, K., and Maroulis, D., (2007a), "Effect of Free Surface on VIV for Energy Harnessing at 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5", Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, ASME Transactions, submitted; also invited paper, Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE ’07), Paper #29726, San Diego, California, June 10-15, 2007.
PresentationBernitsas, M. M., Raghavan, K., and Duchene, G., (2007), "Induced Separation and Vorticity Using Roughness in VIV of Circular Cylinders at 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5," OMAE2008 - June 15-20, 2008, Estoril, Portugal.
PaperRaghavan, K., and Bernitsas, M. M., (2007), "Enhancement of High Damping Viv through Roughness Distribution for Energy Harnessing at 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5," OMAE2008 - June 15-20, 2008, Estoril, Portugal.
PaperBernitsas, M. M., and Raghavan, K., (2007), "Reduction/Suppression of VIV of Circular Cylinders through Roughness Distribution at 8x10^3 < Re < 1.5x10^5," OMAE2008 - June 15-20, 2008, Estoril, Portugal.
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