Research Article

The Environmental Impact of a Wave Dragon Array Operating in the Black Sea

Table 5

Evaluation of the impact of the energy farms on the waves in the reference points OP1, OP2, and OP3 for the wave conditions (a) = 3 m, = 6 s, and Dir = 30° and (b) = 3 m, = 6 s, and Dir = 150°.

(m) (m2/Hz/deg)Dir (deg)DSPR (deg) / (s)Wlen (m) (m3/s) (m3/s) (N/m2) (N/m2)

(a) Direction: 30°

BP02.65.1235.032.515.4/5.843.8−0.90−1.30−0.04−0.05
62.65.1234.932.845.4/5.843.9−0.90−1.30−0.04−0.05
OP102.34.2434.830.625.5/5.845.9−0.70−1.100.04−0.04
62.04.3127.031.075.5/5.845.1−0.40−0.900.05−0.02
OP202.24.1736.030.245.5/5.846.0−0.70−1.000.03−0.03
61.94.1230.631.615.5/5.845.2−0.50−0.800.04−0.01
OP302.24.1137.229.975.5/5.846.2−0.70−1.000.03−0.05
61.94.0229.829.155.5/5.845.4−0.40−0.800.03−0.03

(b) Direction: 150°

OP102.24.01143.430.125.5/5.846.1−0.701.000.040.01
61.93.95148.831.385.4/5.845.5−0.500.800.040.01
OP202.24.10144.430.495.5/5.846.1−0.701.000.030.02
62.04.14152.330.675.4/5.845.6−0.400.800.050.01
OP302.34.21145.730.795.5/5.846.0−0.701.100.030.01
62.04.23154.926.795.4/5.845.9−0.401.000.040.01