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ALFA Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics/Discrete Element Method Modeling System

Published by University of Alaska Fairbanks | Department of Energy | Catalog Last Checked: March 23, 2026 at 09:42 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 02, 2020 at 05:12 PM
The HDIS/COUPi discrete element method modeling system was used to simulate the interaction between various debris and the Research Debris Diversion Platform (RDDP)

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                                            [
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description The HDIS/COUPi discrete element method modeling system was used to simulate the interaction between various debris and the Research Debris Diversion Platform (RDDP)
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DOI 10.15473/1460550
identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/7851
issued 2016-11-29T07:00:00Z
keyword 
                                            [
  "Advanced",
  "CFD",
  "COUPi",
  "DEM",
  "Field Arrays",
  "HDIS",
  "Hydrokinetic",
  "Laboratory",
  "MHK",
  "RDDP",
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  "University of Alaska Fairbanks",
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  "buoyancy",
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  "debris",
  "diameter",
  "discrete element",
  "drag coefficient",
  "energy",
  "fluid dynamics",
  "force",
  "friction",
  "geometry",
  "interaction",
  "length",
  "marine",
  "method",
  "model",
  "modeling",
  "numerical",
  "power",
  "resource",
  "river",
  "simulation",
  "simulte",
  "torque",
  "velocity",
  "water resistance"
]
landingPage https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/165
license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
modified 2020-07-02T17:12:41Z
programCode 
                                            [
  "019:009"
]
projectLead Alison LaBonte
projectNumber EE0006816
projectTitle Advanced Laboratory and Field Arrays (ALFA) for Marine Energy
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  "name": "University of Alaska Fairbanks",
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title ALFA Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics/Discrete Element Method Modeling System

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