Numerical Study of Wave Forces on Crown Walls of Mound Breakwaters with Parapets

[EN] The influence of parapets on crown walls of mound breakwaters on wave forces has not been extensively analyzed in the literature. In this study, numerical experiments were carried out using the open-source platform OpenFOAM(R) to evaluate the influence of nine crown wall geometries with and wit...

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Autores: Molines, Jorge|||0000-0001-7850-0759, Bayón, Arnau|||0000-0001-5007-0208, GÓMEZ-MARTÍN, M. ESTHER|||0000-0003-1555-4383, Medina, Josep R.|||0000-0001-5007-7426
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/170965
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/170965
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wave forces
Wave overtopping
Bullnose
Parapet
Recurved wall
Mound breakwater
CFD
VOF
OpenFOAM
Crown wall
MECANICA DE FLUIDOS
INGENIERIA E INFRAESTRUCTURA DE LOS TRANSPORTES
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Sumario:[EN] The influence of parapets on crown walls of mound breakwaters on wave forces has not been extensively analyzed in the literature. In this study, numerical experiments were carried out using the open-source platform OpenFOAM(R) to evaluate the influence of nine crown wall geometries with and without parapets. The OpenFOAM(R) model was validated with laboratory experiments. Dimensionless horizontal forces and overturning moments due to horizontal forces increase when there is a parapet. Dimensionless up-lift forces provide similar results, regardless of the existence of a parapet. Crown walls with parapets increase the horizontal wave forces and overturning moments due to horizontal wave forces by a factor of two.