ISSN:
0271-2091
Keywords:
finite element
;
incompressible
;
Navier-Stokes
;
free surface flows
;
shallow water
;
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
In order to simulate flows in the shallow water limit, the full incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with free boundaries are solved using a single layer of finite elements. This implies a polynomial approximation of the velocity profile in the vertical direction, which in turn distorts the wave speed. This fact is verified by numerical results: the wave speed depends on the vertical discretization. When at least two layers of finite elements are used, the boundary layer at the bottom can be simulated and the correct solution for the shallow water limit is recovered. Then this algorithm is applied to the prediction of Tsunami event.
Additional Material:
14 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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