Reference Model 6 Full Scale Geometry (RM6: Oscillating Water Column)

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Contains the Reference Model 6 (RM6) full scale geometry files of the Oscillating Water Column, developed by the Reference Model Project (RMP). These full scale geometry files are saved as SolidWorks assembly, IGS, and STEP files, and require a CAD program to view. This data was generated upon completion of the project on September 30, 2014. The Reference Model Project (RMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), was a partnered effort to develop open-source MHK point designs as reference models (RMs) to benchmark MHK technology performance and costs, and an open-source methodology for design and analysis of MHK technologies, including models for estimating their capital costs, operational costs, and levelized costs of energy. The point designs also served as open-source test articles for university researchers and commercial technology developers. The RMP project team, led by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), included a partnership between DOE, three national laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Applied Research Laboratory of Penn State University, and Re Vision Consulting. Reference Model 6 (RM6) is a Backward Bent Duct Buoy (BBDB), which is a type of oscillating water column wave energy converter. First proposed by Masuda, the BBDB design is a floating Oscillating Water Column (OWC) device that consists of an air chamber, an L-shaped duct, bow and stern buoyancy modules, and a power take-off (PTO) composed of a Wells air turbine and a generator. This L- shaped device opens to the ocean downstream from the wave propagation direction. Power is produced by the motion of the wave, which causes the ambient pressure in the air chamber to vary thereby forcing air to flow through the Wells turbine. The reference wave energy resource for RM6 was developed from site information collected near Eureka, in Humboldt County, California.

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Name Format Description Link
21 Reference Model 6 Signature Project Page. Includes information about the RM6 including a technical drawing, additional information, and associated engineering documents. https://tethys-engineering.pnnl.gov/signature-projects/rm6-oscillating-water-column
33 Final report for the Reference Model 6 Oscillating Water Column. The report includes information regarding the design, performance, and analysis of the RM6 Oscillating Water Column. https://mhkdr.openei.org/files/366/SANDIA-REPORT-final-RM6.pdf
57 SolidWorks Assembly of the RM6 Detailed Structural Design. Includes the Solidworks part files (SLDPRT) required to open the full Solidworks Assembly (SLDASM) of the RM6 Oscillating Water Column. https://mhkdr.openei.org/files/366/Detailed%20Structural%20Design%20%28Revision%20Consulting%29.zip
57 SolidWorks Assembly of the RM6 Simplified Structural Design. The archive also includes STEP and IGS files which can be opened in most desktop CAD programs. https://mhkdr.openei.org/files/366/Simplified%20Structural%20Design%20%28SNL%29.zip

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  • wave-energy
  • refence-model
  • hydrokinetic
  • owc
  • mhk
  • cad
  • oscillating-water-column
  • wec
  • marine
  • reference-model
  • rm6
  • power
  • solidworks
  • model
  • rmp
  • reference-model-project
  • 3d-model
  • energy

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