Enhanced Survivability Assessment of Anaconda Mk1C
Scale 1:25 model tests of the Anaconda device at the Lir wave tank test facility in Cork
Project Insights
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€97,000
Total Project Costs -
1 yr
Project Duration -
2018
Year Funded
Project Description
Enhanced Survivability Assessment of Anaconda Mk1C funding to allow an experimental test campaign to be undertaken at LIR Cork at scale 1:25 to inform progression to WES Stage 3. The Anaconda team participated in Stage 2 of the Wave Energy Scotland (WES) Novel Wave Energy Converter (NWEC) programme, which commenced in June 2017. During Stage 2 the Anaconda team had undertaken experimental campaigns (partly funded by SEAI OCN/00085), a complete concept-engineering design of a full-scale Anaconda device and numerical modelling. These elements have led to a number of important improvements to the Anaconda device with respect to the design of the rubber tube and the power-take-off mechanism. The culmination of Stage 2 is the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of a ¼ scale device which will then be manufactured and tested as part of NWEC Stage 3.
Project Details
Total Project Cost: €97,000
Funding Agency: SEAI
Year Funded: 2018
Lead Organisation: Impact9 Ltd