The flow induced by progressive water waves propagating over a rippled bed is reproduced by means of the numerical solution of momentum and continuity equations to gain insights on the steady streaming induced in the bottom boundary layer. When the pressure gradient that drives the flow is given by the sum of two harmonic components an offshore steady streaming is generated within the boundary layer which persists in the irrotational region. This steady streaming depends on the Reynolds number and on the geometrical characteristics of the ripples. Nothwithstanding the presence of a steady velocity component, the time-average of the force on the ripples vanishes.
Steady streaming induced by asymmetric oscillatory flows over a rippled bed
Pietro Scandura
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2020-01-01
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The flow induced by progressive water waves propagating over a rippled bed is reproduced by means of the numerical solution of momentum and continuity equations to gain insights on the steady streaming induced in the bottom boundary layer. When the pressure gradient that drives the flow is given by the sum of two harmonic components an offshore steady streaming is generated within the boundary layer which persists in the irrotational region. This steady streaming depends on the Reynolds number and on the geometrical characteristics of the ripples. Nothwithstanding the presence of a steady velocity component, the time-average of the force on the ripples vanishes.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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