Research Article

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

Table 4

Evaluation of the impact of the energy farms on the waves in the reference points OP1, OP2, and OP3 for the wave conditions (a) = 1 m, = 4 s, and Dir = 30° and (b) = 1 m, = 4 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°

BP00.80.3934.132.763.6/419.1−0.06−0.10−0.00−0.01
60.80.4033.933.103.6/419.1−0.06−0.10−0.00−0.01
OP100.80.3532.231.523.7/420.4−0.05−0.09−0.00−0.00
60.70.3624.131.753.6/420.1−0.03−0.07−0.00−0.00
OP200.80.3533.131.293.7/420.5−0.05−0.08−0.00−0.00
60.70.3527.232.503.6/420.2−0.03−0.07−0.00−0.00
OP300.80.3434.230.933.7/420.6−0.05−0.08−0.00−0.00
60.70.3426.430.073.6/420.3−0.03−0.06−0.00−0.00

(b) Direction: 150°

OP100.80.34146.331.503.7/420.7−0.050.08−0.000.00
60.70.33152.232.593.7/420.4−0.030.07−0.000.00
OP200.80.34147.131.703.7/420.6−0.050.08−0.000.00
60.70.35155.331.633.7/420.5−0.030.070.000.00
OP300.80.35147.931.953.7/420.5−0.050.09−0.000.00
60.70.35157.127.943.7/420.5−0.030.08−0.000.00