ISSN:
0271-2091
Keywords:
modified Boussinesq equations
;
finite element method
;
wave-current interaction
;
breaking waves
;
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:
A two-dimensional (horizontal plane) coastal and estuarine region model, capable of predicting the combined effects of gravity surface shallow- water waves (shoaling, refraction, diffraction, reflection and breaking), and steady currents, is described and numerical results are compared with those obtained experimentally.Two series of observations within a wave flume and a combined wave-current facility were developed. In the first case, the wave was generated via a hinged paddle located within a deepened section at one end of the channel, as, in the second case, the wave propagating with or against the current was generated by a plunger-type wavemaker; the re-circulating current was introduced via one passing tank connected to a centrifugal pump.Several comparisons for a number of 1D situations and one 2D horizontal plane case are presented.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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