NSF Workshop on Fundamental Research and Technology in Wave and Hydrokinetics Power Systems

项目负责人：Reza ghorbani机构：夏威夷大学马诺分校标题：美国国家科学基金会波浪和流体动力系统基础研究和技术研讨会该奖项将支持参与者前往名为“美国国家科学基金会波浪和流体动力系统基础研究和技术研讨会”的国际研讨会。该研讨会将于2011年9月19日至22日在夏威夷科纳举行，作为国际海洋会议的一部分。研讨会的目标是1)提供一个论坛，就与波浪和水动力转换和利用有关的基础研究和技术发展的最新进展交换意见；2)确定至关重要的研究需求；3)为下一个十年的研究和技术发展制定指导方针。海洋提供了从海浪、海流、潮汐和热梯度中获得丰富而清洁的自然能源的潜力。海浪能的收集和转化为电能是一个相对较新的研究领域。在这一领域，研究和技术开发通常需要多学科的知识和技能，包括海洋流体力学，设计能量转换装置的机械工程，波浪与装置相互作用的结构工程分析，电力储存和传输工程，以及经济和环境方面的考虑。在提议的研讨会上提交的论文将说明这种海浪能的多学科性质，以及利用这种可再生能源所需的基础科学和工程挑战的复杂性。特别是，在研讨会上提出的新理论和计算模型有可能推进波浪和水动力系统领域，以及流体和固体力学的基础科学。更广泛的影响建议的工作坊将在四个方面产生更广泛的影响。首先，将邀请学术学者和工业界的工程师参加研讨会。因此，讲习班提供了一个促进技术转让和确定既具有科学价值又具有工业应用价值的研究课题的机会。第二，研究生和本科生都将有机会参加研讨会，以促进他们的职业发展。第三，讲习班的成果将通过各种渠道传播，包括会议记录、两份期刊的特刊和一个网站。最后，研讨会还希望建立一个以美国为基地的波浪和流体动力联盟，以促进合作和信息交流，特别是与欧洲的海洋波浪能联盟。

PI: Reza GhorbaniInstitution: U of Hawaii at ManoaTitle: NSF Workshop on Fundamental Research and Technology in Wave and Hydrokinetics Power SystemsThis award will support participant travel to the international workshop titled NSF Workshop on Fundamental Research and Technology in Wave and Hydrokinetics Power Systems. The workshop will be held on September 19-22, 2011 at Kona, Hawaii, as part of the international conference OCEANS?11. The objectives of the workshop are to 1) provide a forum to exchange ideas on the recent advances in fundamental research and technology development related to wave and hydrokinetic power conversion and utilization, 2) identify research needs of critical importance, and 3) develop guidelines for research and technology development for the next decade. Intellectual Merit The oceans offer the potential for abundant and clean natural energy from ocean waves, currents, tides and thermal gradients. The harvesting and conversion of ocean wave energy to electrical power is a relatively new and emerging research area. In this area, research and technology development usually requires multidisciplinary knowledge and skills, including ocean hydrodynamics , mechanical engineering for design of energy conversion devices, structural engineering analysis of wave-device interaction, and electrical engineering for power storage and transmission, as well as economic and environmental considerations. The papers to be presented at the proposed workshop will illustrate the multidisciplinary nature of this ocean wave power, and the complexity of the fundamental science and engineering challenges needed to harness this renewable energy resource. In particular, new theories and computational models to be presented at the workshop have the potential to advance the field of wave and hydrokinetic power systems, as well as fundamental science in fluid and solid mechanics. Broader Impacts The proposed workshop will provide broader impacts in four aspects. First, both academic scholars and engineers from industry will be invited to attend the workshop. Therefore, the workshop offers an opportunity to facilitate technology transfer, and to identify research topics that have both scientific merit and industrial application. Second, both graduate and undergraduate students will be offered an opportunity participate in the workshop to further their career development. Third, the workshop outcomes will be disseminated through a variety of outlets, including the conference proceedings, special issues in two journals, and a web site. Finally, the workshop also aspires to establish a US-based consortium on wave and hydrokinetics power that will facilitate collaboration and information exchange, particularly with complimentary ocean wave power consortiums in Europe.