Ocean Waves and Oscillating Systems: Volume 8

Johannes Falnes is a professor emeritus of experimental physics at the Department of Physics of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology noted for his contributions to wave-energy research. He is one of the pioneers of modern wave-energy research. Adi Kurniawan is a research fellow at the Oceans Graduate School of the University of Western Australia where he conducts research on wave energy. When the book manuscript was drafted and completed, he was an assistant professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of Aalborg University. His research has appeared in scholarly journals such as the Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Proceedings of the Royal Society.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Mathematical description of oscillations; 3. Interaction between oscillations and waves; 4. Gravity waves on water; 5. Wave-body interactions; 6. Oscillating-body wave energy converters; 7. Oscillating water columns and other types of wave energy converters; 8. Wave energy converter arrays

'Falnes and Kurnianwan investigate thoroughly and comprehensively, using robust analysis tools, a very important sector of modern technology – namely how bodies oscillate subjected to ocean waves. The content of the book covers the entire area between standard configurations up to the sophisticated wave energy conversion systems. The book is indeed a valuable tool that will be treasured by students, researchers and the water wave community at large.' Ioannis K. Chatjigeorgiou, National Technical University of Athens