Modeling the interaction of water waves with porous coastal structures

IJ Losada, JL Lara, M del Jesus - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
The mathematical modeling of the interaction of water waves with porous coastal structures
has continuously been among the most relevant challenges in coastal engineering research …

Overtop** breakwater for wave Energy Conversion: Review of state of art, recent advancements and what lies ahead

P Contestabile, G Crispino, E Di Lauro, V Ferrante… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The OBREC is an overtop** structure which is integrated into a traditional rubble-mound
breakwater to convert wave energy into electricity. The relatively simple geometry of this …

An effective approach for VARANS-VOF modelling interactions of wave and perforated breakwater using gradient boosting decision tree algorithm

BL Dang, H Nguyen-Xuan, MA Wahab - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose a systematic and time-efficient approach to calibrate 2D VARANS-
VOF models for simulation of wave interaction with porous plate in numerical wave tank. To …

Three-dimensional interaction of waves and porous coastal structures using OpenFOAM®. Part I: Formulation and validation

P Higuera, JL Lara, IJ Losada - Coastal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper and its companion (Higuera et al., 2014--this issue), the latest advancements
regarding Volume-averaged Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (VARANS) are developed …

Three-dimensional interaction of waves and porous coastal structures: Part I: Numerical model formulation

M del Jesus, JL Lara, IJ Losada - Coastal Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper and its companion paper (Lara et al.(2012)) describe the capability of a new
model, called IH-3VOF, to simulate wave–structure interaction problems using a three …

Three-dimensional interaction of waves and porous coastal structures using OpenFOAM®. Part II: Application

P Higuera, JL Lara, IJ Losada - Coastal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper and its companion Higuera et al.(2014--this issue) introduce the formulation of
Volume-Averaged Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (VARANS) equations in …

Three-dimensional numerical wave generation with moving boundaries

P Higuera, IJ Losada, JL Lara - Coastal Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work the numerical model IHFOAM is extended to incorporate moving-boundary wave
generation and absorption capabilities. The goal is to obtain a solver that includes free …

A coupled model of submerged vegetation under oscillatory flow using Navier–Stokes equations

M Maza, JL Lara, IJ Losada - Coastal Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
This work presents a new model for wave and submerged vegetation which couples the flow
motion with the plant deformation. The IH-2VOF model is extended to solve the Reynolds …

Tsunami-like solitary waves im**ing and overtop** an impermeable seawall: Experiment and RANS modeling

SC Hsiao, TC Lin - Coastal Engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
This study investigates tsunami-like solitary waves im**ing and overtop** an
impermeable trapezoidal seawall on a 1: 20 slo** beach. New laboratory experiments are …

Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes modelling of long waves induced by a transient wave group on a beach

JL Lara, A Ruju, IJ Losada - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper presents the numerical modelling of the cross shore propagation of infragravity
waves induced by a transient focused short wave group over a slo** bottom. A dataset …