An unstructured FEM model based on Boussinesq equations and its application to the calculation of multidirectional wave run-up in a cylinder group
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Indexed by: Journal Article
Date of Publication: 2012-09-01
Journal: APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
Included Journals: Scopus、EI、SCIE
Volume: 36
Issue: 9
Page Number: 4146-4164
ISSN: 0307-904X
Key Words: Multidirectional wave; FEM; Boussinesq equations; Cylinder group
Abstract: In this paper, a numerical model based on the improved Boussinesq equations derived by Beji and Nadaoka [5] is first developed using unstructured finite element technique. A locally rotated coordinate system is introduced to improve the treatment for the fully reflective boundaries whose orientation does not coincide with the coordinate system. The Adams-Bashforth-Moulton predictor-corrector scheme is used for time integration. Typical examples are employed to validate the numerical model. Based on the developed model, multidirectional wave propagation through a cylinder group is numerically calculated and the effects of the wave directionality on the waves in the group and the wave run-up on the cylinders are investigated. Numerical results show that the wave directionality has considerable effect on the wave run-up in the cylinder group. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.