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Item Hydrodynamic performance of an oscillating water column WEC integrated with a pile-restrained H-type breakwater(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2025) Vishwakarma, R.D.; Muduli, R.; Karmakar, D.The present study examines the hydrodynamic performance of an oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter (WEC) integrated into a pile restrained H-type breakwater. A three-dimensional model study is performed using ANSYS-AQWA based on potential flow theory. The results for the incident wave excitation force, shear force, and bending moment on the pile restrained breakwater and the transmission coefficient are obtained for the regular waves. The effect of incident wave angle on the forces is assessed along with the impact of changes in relative draft and width of the device. The power capture efficiency as well as wave transformation characteristics of the device are evaluated using Boundary Element Method (BEM). The study performed will be helpful to scientists and researchers to design and develop an integrated hybrid breakwater system that can protect the coast and provide useful energy by minimising the impact on the marine ecological system and environment. © 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Item Hydrodynamic performance of hybrid floating breakwater integrated with oscillating water column(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2025) Vishwakarma, R.D.; Karmakar, D.The present study investigates the hydrodynamic performance of different types of hybrid floating breakwaters (HFB) integrated with an oscillating water column (OWC). The study is performed for five different cross-sectional shapes of HFB, such as rectangular, box, H, ?, and trapezoidal, with the inclusion of OWC of the same dimension in all of the hybrid floating breakwaters. The performance of the HFBs is examined for its motion response, wave transmission coefficient, and power capture under the action of the regular waves, considering the incident wave normal to the structure. The motion response and wave transmission characteristics assessment are based on potential flow theory, and the power capture due to the HFB is assessed using the volume of fluid (VOF) flow computation method. The HFB model performing better in terms of transmission coefficient and power capture considering wider bandwidth for the considered surface gravity wave frequencies is selected to investigate the effect of changes in HFB’s parameters, such as length, width, draft, and wave incident angle on the hydrodynamic performance. Additionally, the streamline contours for the air flow velocity variation through the OWC chamber in different types of hybrid floating structures are analysed for better understanding of flow through visualisation. The aforementioned streamline contour is determined for the wave frequency where the maximum wave energy capture in the HFB models is observed. The study will facilitate the researchers to comprehensively investigate the stability of hybrid floating breakwater under the influence of regular waves with the help of the findings of the present investigation. © IMechE 2025