Laminar and Turbulent Bottom Boundary Layer Induced by Nonlinear Water Waves
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 6
Abstract
Results of a numerical study to investigate wave-induced boundary layer flows are reported. In this study, the writers consider a coupled viscous-inviscid approach, in which the fully nonlinear free surface boundary conditions are satisfied in the inviscid flow calculation, while the viscous flow near the seabed is solved via the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations, instead of the thin boundary layer equation. To simulate the turbulent flow, a two-layer k-ε model is applied. Coupling of the viscous and inviscid computations is accomplished by the direct matching of the velocity and pressure distributions on the matching boundaries. Validation of the numerical model is carried out separately for the inviscid and viscous models, and the coupling approach as a whole. The numerical results are compared with theoretical solutions and available experimental data. A parametric study of the laminar and turbulent boundary layers for highly and weakly nonlinear waves is performed using the coupled viscous-inviscid approach. The results are compared with corresponding U-tube simulations, and the discrepancy is highlighted and discussed.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 6 • June 1999
Pages: 631 - 644
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