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Release : 2014
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Book Synopsis Investigation of Wave Energy Converter Effects on the Nearshore Environment by :
Download or read book Investigation of Wave Energy Converter Effects on the Nearshore Environment written by . This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modified version of an indust ry standard wave modeling tool, SNL - SWAN, was used to perform model simulations for hourly initial wave conditio ns measured during the month of October 2009. The model was run with an array of 50 wave energy converters (WECs) and compared with model runs without WECs. Maximum changes in H s were found in the lee of the WEC array along the angles of incident wave dire ction and minimal changes were found along the western side of the model domain due to wave shadowing by land. The largest wave height reductions occurred during observed typhoon conditions and resulted in 14% decreases in H s along the Santa Cruz shoreline . Shoreline reductions in H s were 5% during s outh swell wave conditions and negligible during average monthly wave conditions.