Analysis of ocean power extraction capabilites of a rotary wave energy conversion system

Gemstone Team WAVES (Water and Versatile Energy Systems)In recent years, there has been a shift towards renewable energy sources to help alleviate the dependence on fossil fuels. Many industries have started to investigate wind, solar, and other alternative energy sources. Our research aimed to provide additional insight into the field of wave energy as a component of a comprehensive energy solution. We selected a unique wave energy converter design and analyzed potential modifications that could improve its performance. After developing design modifications, we constructed and tested a prototype of a Rotary Wave Energy Collector (R-WEC). We tested the rotor under two mooring configurations and collected data on the relationship between power output and wavelength. We also analyzed the rotor's performance under single and multiple frequency wave environments. In addition, we investigated the implementation of a full-scale device through a study of three coastal regions in the mid-Atlantic U.S. area. This research showed that our R-WEC design could be implemented in shallow water, single frequency wave environments to generate usable power

Simple Benchtop Approach to Polymer Brush Nanostructures Using Visible-Light-Mediated Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization.

The development of an operationally simple, metal-free surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) based on visible-light mediation is reported. The facile nature of this process enables the fabrication of well-defined polymer brushes from flat and curved surfaces using a "benchtop" setup that can be easily scaled to four-inch wafers. This circumvents the requirement of stringent air-free environments (i.e., glovebox), and mediation by visible light allows for spatial control on the micron scale, with complex three-dimensional patterns achieved in a single step. This robust approach leads to unprecedented access to brush architectures for nonexperts

Simple Benchtop Approach to Polymer Brush Nanostructures Using Visible-Light-Mediated Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

The development of an operationally simple, metal-free surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) based on visible-light mediation is reported. The facile nature of this process enables the fabrication of well-defined polymer brushes from flat and curved surfaces using a “benchtop” setup that can be easily scaled to four-inch wafers. This circumvents the requirement of stringent air-free environments (i.e., glovebox), and mediation by visible light allows for spatial control on the micron scale, with complex three-dimensional patterns achieved in a single step. This robust approach leads to unprecedented access to brush architectures for nonexperts