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VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibration Aquatic Clean Energy): A New Concept in Generation of Clean and Renewable Energy From Fluid Flow

Michael M. Bernitsas, Ph.D., Kamaldev Raghavan, Y. Ben-Simon, E. M. H. Garcia
Journal: Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Ocean Engineering
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. November 2008, 130(4): 041101.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2957913
Published Online: September 16, 2008
..., and have a 10 – 20 year life. The vortex induced vibration aquatic clean energy (VIVACE) converter—invented by Bernitsas and Raghavan, patent pending through the University of Michigan—satisfies those criteria. It converts ocean/river current hydrokinetic energy to a usable form of energy...
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Topics: Cylinders, Damping, Design, Vortex-induced vibration, Water, Renewable energy, Oscillations, Synchronization, Density, Springs