WAVE DIFFRACTION AND TRANSMISSION BY A SUBMERGED BREAKWATER
No. 36 (2018), Full Length Papers
No. 36 (2018)

WAVE DIFFRACTION AND TRANSMISSION BY A SUBMERGED BREAKWATER

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https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36.papers.27
Published 2018-12-30
  • Pasquale G. Fabio Filianoti
  • Luana Gurnari
Pasquale G. Fabio Filianoti
Luana Gurnari
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Filianoti, P. G. F., & Gurnari, L. (2018). WAVE DIFFRACTION AND TRANSMISSION BY A SUBMERGED BREAKWATER. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(36), papers.27. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36.papers.27
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Abstract

The wave field around a rectangular submerged breakwater is investigated by means of an experiment in numerical wave flume. The results were compared with those obtained making use of the Boundary Element Method. The numerical experiment is carried out to determine the share of the incident wave energy that are reflected, dissipated over the roof of the breakwater, and transmitted in the lee. The wave field before the breakwater (i.e. the quasi standing field) obtained with the CFD simulations is quite similar to that obtained with the BEM. Some relevant differences between the two models arise in the lee of the breakwater, because the wave motion is strongly affected by the dissipation occuring over the breakwater roof by friction and wave breaking. They cannot be foreseen with BEM, being the motion ideal. Their analysis show that the dissipation is more than halves the transmission of energy, despite the relevant submergence of the considerated breakwater.
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