Three-dimensional numerical modeling of the interaction of dam-break waves and porous media

Kai Cheng Hu, Shih Chun Hsiao, Hwung Hweng Hwung, Tso Ren Wu

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Abstract

A set of macroscopic model equations for describing the interaction of dam-break waves and porous media is presented. A mathematical model based on spatial averaging theory proposed by Slattery [1] is derived. The large eddy simulation turbulence model and the moving-solid algorithm are incorporated for observing the wave behavior within porous media. The model is validated using two-dimensional experimental data for dam-break wave interaction with porous structures [2], three-dimensional dam-break wave evolution [3,4] as well as impact force of dam-break wave on an impermeable vertical column [5]. Numerical experiments of three-dimensional dam-break waves impacting porous media are subsequently performed. The net force on the structure and the horizontal velocity on a fixed point are also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14-30
Number of pages17
JournalAdvances in Water Resources
Volume47
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2012

Keywords

  • Dam-break wave
  • Large eddy simulation
  • Moving-solid algorithm
  • Volume of fluid

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