The simulating waves nearshore(SWAN) model has typically been designed for wave simulations in near-shore regions. In this study, the model's applicability to the simulation of typhoon waves in the South China Sea(SCS) was evaluated. A blended wind field, consisting of an interior domain based on Fujita's model and an exterior domain based on Takahashi's model, was used as the driving wind field. The waves driven by Typhoon Kai-tak over the SCS that occurred in 2012 were selected for the numerical simulation research. Sensitivity analyses of time step, grid resolution, and angle resolution were performed in order to obtain optimal model settings. Through sensitivity analyses, it can be found that the time step has a large influence on the results, while grid resolution and angle resolution have a little effect on the results.
Zhi-yuan WuChang-bo JiangBin DengJie ChenYong-gang CaoLian-jie Li
This paper evaluates the SIFOM-FVCOM system recently developed by the authors to simulate multiphysics coastal ocean flow phenomena, especially those at small scales. First, its formulation for buoyancy is examined with regard to solution accu- racy and computational efficiency. Then, the system is used to track particles in circulations in the Jamaica Bay, demonstrating that large-scale patterns of trajectories of fluid particles are sensitive to small-scales flows from which they are released. Finally, a simulation is presented to illustrate the SIFOM-FVCOM system＇s capability, which is beyond the reach of other existing models, to directly and simultaneously model large-scale storm surges as well as small-scale flow structures around bridge piers within the Hudson River during the Hurricane Sandy.
This paper presents a novel numerical model using a fully three-dimensional(3D),incompressible,two-phase flow NavierStokes(NS)solver,which are discretized by the finite volume method.A high-resolution STACS-VOF method is used to capture the interface between the air and water phases.The validity of the simulation following this model is examined through3D shear flow and collapsing cylinder of water.Then,this proposed model is adopted to simulate the dynamics of flow involved with surge bore propagating over a slope in the swash zone.The computed uprush shoreline motion and the tip of runup water surface agreed well with experimental data,which indicates that this model can describe the aerated flow accurately.Numerical analyses are also applied to the spatial and temporal distributions of free-surface,instantaneous flow field,and maximal bed shear stress in the bore collapse,uprush and backwash processes.The results from the analyses reveal that the flow dynamics is complicated after the bore breaks,and the proposed model can well capture the structure characteristics of sheet flow,which are better than the previous results.All these findings are of help to understand the pattern of sediment transport and coastal evolution in the swash zone.
