Multi-phase SPH-FDM and experimental investigations on the hydrodynamics of an oscillating water column wave energy device

F He, H Jiang, Y Lin, J Pan, Y Zhang, C Huang - Coastal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the hydrodynamic performance of a bottom-seated type oscillating water
column (OWC) device is investigated by numerical and experimental methods. A coupled …

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics with κ-ε closure for simulating wall-bounded turbulent flows at medium and high Reynolds numbers

T Bao, J Hu, C Huang, Y Yu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, an improved SPH (smoothed particle hydrodynamics) method coupling the κ-ε
turbulence model and the wall function is proposed to simulate wall-bounded turbulent flows …

An entirely SPH-based FSI solver and numerical investigations on hydrodynamic characteristics of the flexible structure with an ultra-thin characteristic

T Bao, J Hu, S Wang, C Huang, Y Yu… - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The fluid-flexible-structure interaction (FFSI) is characterized by the large deformation, the
thin structure, and the complex turbulent flow field. Accurately simulating FFSI poses three …

Large eddy simulation within the smoothed particle hydrodynamics: Applications to multiphase flows

DD Meringolo, A Lauria, F Aristodemo, PF Filianoti - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, the large eddy simulation (LES) model introduced in the smoothed particle
hydrodynamics (SPH) by Di Mascio et al.[Phys. Fluids 29, 035102 (2017)] and called δ-LES …

A numerical study of aeration characteristics of a plunging solitary wave on a slope

L Tang, P Lin - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, the characteristics of aerated flow under a plunging solitary wave on a 1: 20
slo** beach are investigated numerically. The numerical model solves the Reynolds …

Roles of breaking and reflection in wave energy attenuation on the shoreface-nourished beach

Y Li, P Wang, Q Li, W Dai, B Zhao, D Chen… - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Shoreface nourishments with the artificial sandbar are effective strategies to mitigate coastal
erosions mainly by wave breaking and reflection. Thus, a better understanding of the …

Power performance of an asymmetric wave energy converter near a partial reflection wall

B Zhou, Q Zhang, J Hu, P **, H Zhang, S Zheng - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Wave power absorption of a heaving-body wave energy converter (HBWEC) can be
improved by making the device highly asymmetric and deploying it near a coastal wall …

A meshless model for three-dimensional direct numerical simulation of local scour around cylinder bridge foundation

R Zhang, W **ong, Y Gao - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
A meshless local scour model for cylinder bridge foundation based on the smoothed particle
hydrodynamics (SPH) method is proposed in this paper. Differing from the traditional …

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics study of a heaving point absorber in various waves using wave tank and calm-water models

K Soleimani, MJ Ketabdari, A Gharechae - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this research, the influence of wave parameters on the response of a tuned point absorber
was evaluated using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) wave tank and calm-water …

SPH numerical model of wave interaction with elastic thin structures and its application to elastic horizontal plate breakwater

Y Chen, DD Meringolo, Y Liu - Marine Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper develops a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) model to simulate wave
interaction with elastic thin structures. This is achieved by coupling the δ-SPH and the Total …