COASTAL INFLUENCE OF A PELAMIS WAVE FARM OPERATING IN THE NEARSHORE OF MAMAIA
Abstract
The objective of the present work is to evaluate the influence of a Pelamis wave farm operating in the vicinity of the Romanian nearshore, more precisely in the Mamaia sector. As a first step, the local wave conditions from the SWAN model were processed in order to identify the evolution of the main wave parameters for a ten-year time interval (between 1999 and 2008). Based on these results, several case studies were considered in order to estimate the influence of the Pelamis wave energy converter systems on the local wave field conditions. The presence of the wave farm in the geographical space was made by activating the obstacle command, which is available in the SWAN model. Generally, it was noticed that the wave conditions are influenced by the local bathymetry and by the incident wave directions, while the presence of the Pelamis system seems to be important for the coastal protection, especially during extreme conditions.
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