Print Email Facebook Twitter Quasi-3D modelling of surf zone dynamics Title Quasi-3D modelling of surf zone dynamics Author Luijendijk, A. Henrotte, J. Walstra, D.J.R. van Ormondt, M. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Hydraulic Engineering Date 2010-06-30 Abstract A quasi-three-dimensional model (quasi-3D) has been developed through the implementation of an analytical 1DV flow model in existing depth-averaged shallow water equations. The model includes the effects of waves and wind on the vertical distribution of the horizontal velocities. Comparisons with data from both physical and field cases show that the quasi-3D approach is able to combine the effect of vertical structures with the efficiency of depth-averaged simulations. Inter-comparisons with three-dimensional simulations show that the quasi-3D approach can represent similar velocity profiles in the surf zone. Quasi-3D morphodynamic simulations show that the bed dynamics in the surf zone represent the relevant 3D effects in the surf zone much more than the depth-averaged computations. It was shown that the quasi-3D approach is computationally efficient as it only adds about 15-20% to the runtimes of a 2DH simulation which is minor compared to a run time increase of 250-800% when switching to a 3D simulation Subject quasi-3d modelingsurf zone modelingnearshore morphodynamics To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c2e5f31b-af65-48af-980a-5c63a3160d3d Source Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2010, June/July, Shanghai Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2010 Luijendijk, A., Henrotte, J., Walstra, D.J.R., van Ormondt, M. Files PDF 278219.pdf 663.62 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:c2e5f31b-af65-48af-980a-5c63a3160d3d/datastream/OBJ/view