An application of Boussinesq equations to Bragg reflection of irregular waves |
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Authors: | Tai-Wen Hsu Shih-Chun Hsiao Shan-Hwei Ou Swun-Kwang Wang Bin-Da Yang Shih-En Chou |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan;2. Department of Marine Environmental Informatics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan;3. Department of Environmental Engineering and Sciences, Tajen University, Pingtung 907, Taiwan;4. Department of Safety, Health and Environment Engineering, Chung Hwa College of Medical Technology, Rende 717, Taiwan;5. Department of Information Management, Hsing Kuo University of Management, Tainan 709, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | A numerical model based on the second-order fully nonlinear Boussinesq equations of Wei et al. 1995. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering 121 (5), 251-263] is developed to simulate the Bragg reflection of both regular and irregular surface waves scattered by submerged bars. Particularly for incident regular waves, the computed results are observed to agree very well with the existing experimental data as presented by Davies and Heathershaw 1984. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 144, 419-446] and Kirby and Anton 1990. Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ASCE, New York, pp. 757–768). In the case of incident irregular waves, the simulated results reveal that the distribution of Bragg reflection from irregular waves becomes more flat than that of regular waves. Due to lack of experimental data, the numerical results for incident irregular waves are compared with those of the evolution equation of the mild-slope equation Hsu et al., 2002 Proceedings of the 24th Ocean Engineering Conference in Taiwan, pp. 70–77 (in Chinese)]. In addition, several parameters such as the number of bars, the relative height of bars and the spacing of bars affecting Bragg reflection are also discussed. |
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Keywords: | Boussinesq equations Bragg reflection Random waves Artificial bars |
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