Shallow-Water Flow around Model Conical Islands of Small Side Slope. II: Submerged
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 123, Issue 12
Abstract
Experiments have been conducted to study the unsteady wakes of submerged conical islands. The islands used in the tests have side slopes ranging from 8.0 to 33.1°. Experiments in a shallow-water channel with a steady, subcritical free stream showed vortex shedding to occur in the wake when the water depth above the island apex was relatively small. Flow separation from positions near the island apex was found to be important in producing this unsteady wake. As the water depth was increased the shedding was observed to become less vigorous and eventually stop. All islands tested produced similar results with the angle of the island side slope exerting relatively little influence on the process. The results of wind tunnel visualization studies, which used a rigid top plate to produce the effect of fluid depth, support the results from the water channel. Pictures of the surface flow patterns produced on the islands by the wind action are presented. Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) shallow-water numerical models with the hydrostatic pressure assumption have been run for comparison with the laboratory measurements. The complex 3D flow observed in the near wake provides a severe test for the models. Although both models were found to reproduce gross features of the submerged island wakes their mode of generation could be quite different in model and experiment.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 123 • Issue 12 • December 1997
Pages: 1068 - 1077
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Copyright © 1997 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Dec 1, 1997
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