Fully nonlinear properties of periodic waves shoaling over slopes
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Date of Original Version
1-1-1997
Abstract
Shoaling of finite amplitude periodic waves over a sloping bottom is calculated in a numerical wave tank which combines: (i) a Boundary Element Model to solve Fully Nonlinear Potential Flow (FNPF) equations; (ii) an exact generation of zero-mass-flux Streamfunction Waves at the deeper water extremity; and (iii) an Absorbing Beach (AB) at the far end of the tank, which features both free surface absorption (through applying an external pressure) and lateral active absorption (using a piston-like condition). A feedback mechanism adaptively calibrates the beach absorption coefficient, as a function of time, to absorb the period-averaged energy of incident waves. Shoaling of periodic waves of various heights and periods is modeled over 1:35, 1:50, and 1:70 slopes (both plane and natural), up to very close to the breaking point. Due to the low reflection from both the slope and the AB, a quasi-steady state is soon reached in the tank for which local and integral properties of shoaling waves are calculated (Ks, c, H/h, kH, ηm, Sxx, ...). Comparisons are made with classical wave theories and observed differences are discussed. Parameters providing an almost one-to-one relationship with relative depth kh in the shoaling region are identified. These could be used to solve the so-called depth-inversion problem.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
Volume
1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Grilli, Stéphan T., and Juan Horrillo. "Fully nonlinear properties of periodic waves shoaling over slopes." Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference 1, (1997): 717-730. doi: 10.1061/9780784402429.057.