SEWEC constructs 1/20th scale model and continues modeling to learn more about the device

Team SEWEC is now assembling the 1/20th scale device. Photo 1 shows Johansing Iron Works welder Nick grinding out the final welds on on our device core; Photo 2 shows wave energy interns Gracie and Ollie providing scale to the first step in our assembly process. Most of our components are now here - the question is now will they fit together - or has our QA failed us so we have to scramble?

In parallel to our build we are getting to know SEWEC much better - in particular how to configure her to maximize energy capture from particular sea states. The video shows one strand of our simulation work - and far and away the best for visualizing how crashing right into waves can suck out all their energy. The video shows a eureka moment in team member Paul Mcevoy’s OrcaFlex simulation of SEWEC - we know, numerically, why SEWEC is only hitting on every second wave! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaVgEQdI8GI