Xin Chen, Quan Kuang, Yang Li, Songbo Wang, Yunling Ye, Shesheng Zhang^*

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Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Abstract: A Weis-Fogh mechanism wave power generation system is designed, its physical model and mathematical model are discussed, and the component expressions of fluid dynamic expression are derived. Adopting numerical integral algorithm, the work done by fluid force acting on wing is calculated.

Keywords: Wave, Weis-Fogh, Power Generation, Mathematical Model

Cite this paper: Chen, X. , Kuang, Q. , Li, Y. , Wang, S. , Ye, Y. and Zhang, S. (2014) Weis-Fogh Mechanism Mathematic Model of Wave Power Generation Device. Open Journal of Fluid Dynamics, 4, 373-378. doi: 10.4236/ojfd.2014.44028.

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