The choice of the values of the friction parameters may strongly influence the numerical modeling of the interaction between waves and porous media. Here, an assessment of such an influence is carried out using the OpenFOAM solver IhFoamV1 to simulate the response of the Catania harbor breakwater under extreme wave attack. The numerical model was validated by comparison with an experimental dataset, and a sensitivity analysis of the overtopping discharge estimate to van Gent parameter b was carried out testing values suggested by previous studies. A discussion on the importance of a careful estimate of such a parameter when dealing with the numerical modeling of porous coastal structures is presented. Indeed, variations in the non-dimensional overtopping discharge higher than 150% were observed as a consequence of a small variation (10–20%) in the absolute value of b.
Influence of Van Gent Parameters on the Overtopping Discharge of a Rubble Mound Breakwater
Castiglione, FedericoPrimo
;Stagnitti, MartinaSecondo
;Musumeci, Rosaria EsterPenultimo
;Foti, EnricoUltimo
2023-01-01
Abstract
The choice of the values of the friction parameters may strongly influence the numerical modeling of the interaction between waves and porous media. Here, an assessment of such an influence is carried out using the OpenFOAM solver IhFoamV1 to simulate the response of the Catania harbor breakwater under extreme wave attack. The numerical model was validated by comparison with an experimental dataset, and a sensitivity analysis of the overtopping discharge estimate to van Gent parameter b was carried out testing values suggested by previous studies. A discussion on the importance of a careful estimate of such a parameter when dealing with the numerical modeling of porous coastal structures is presented. Indeed, variations in the non-dimensional overtopping discharge higher than 150% were observed as a consequence of a small variation (10–20%) in the absolute value of b.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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