Numerical Study on the Effects of the Multiple Porous Medium Breakwaters on the Propagation of the Solitary Wave

Autor: Kui Zhu, Runxiang Jiang, Zhaolong Sun, Hao Qin, Zeqi Cheng, Yang Wang, Enjin Zhao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 565 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2077-1312
DOI: 10.3390/jmse11030565
Popis: Submerged breakwater, as an important marine engineering structure, can effectively absorb wave energy and is widely used in marine engineering protection. As a new type of breakwater, porous medium breakwater has a certain influence on wave propagation. However, the influence of multiple porous medium submerged breakwaters on extreme waves remains to be studied. In the study, considering effects of extreme waves generated by hurricanes or tsunamis, the influence of the solitary wave on the multiple semi-circle porous medium breakwater is systematically investigated. According to the computational fluid dynamics theory, a numerical tank is established, in which the porous medium module is coupled. The computational capability of this model is verified first. Then, depending on the model, a series of cases are carried out to study the effects of different porous medium breakwaters on the propagation of the solitary wave. The results show that when the porosity is 0.8, the force on the submerged breakwaters is the smallest, and the water level and the velocity decrease seriously. With the increase in the diameter of the submerged breakwater, the wave profile gradually becomes flat. The higher the wave height, the more serious the wave deformation after passing through the submerged breakwater.
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