Numerical Simulation of Solitary Waves by SPH Method and Parametric Studies on the Effect of Wave Height to Water Depth Ratio

  • Authors

    • Parviz Ghadimi Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
    • Shahryar Abtahi Amirkabir University of Technology
    • Abbas Dashtimanesh Amirkabir University of Technology
    2012-09-12
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v1i4.388

  • Abstract

    Numerical simulation of fluid flow phenomena, including complicated free surface deformation, has been a main research interest for many authors. In this context, using mesh based methods has been a common choice in the past decades. However, in the recent years, Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) as a Lagrangian meshless method has been utilized in many of applications. In the present article, a two dimensional solitary wave on a beach is generated and the effect of various wave heights to water depth ratios on solitary wave generation are studied. Furthermore, condition in which wave breaking occurs is also considered. Finally, the results of SPH simulations are compared against the available results in the literature and it is shown that Solitary wave profile simulated by SPH is in good agreement with experimental data.

    Author Biographies

    • Parviz Ghadimi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
      I am an Associate Professor of Hydromechanics and the Associate Chair of Education in the Dept. of Marine Technology at Amirkabir University of Technology.
    • Shahryar Abtahi, Amirkabir University of Technology
      Mr. Abtahi is a graduate student in the Dept. of Marine Technology at Amirkabir University of Technology
    • Abbas Dashtimanesh, Amirkabir University of Technology
      Mr. Dashtimanesh is a Ph.D. student in the Dept. of Marine Technology at Amirkabir University of Technology

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    Ghadimi, P., Abtahi, S., & Dashtimanesh, A. (2012). Numerical Simulation of Solitary Waves by SPH Method and Parametric Studies on the Effect of Wave Height to Water Depth Ratio. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 1(4), 453-465. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v1i4.388

    Received date: 2012-08-17

    Accepted date: 2012-09-06

    Published date: 2012-09-12