Numerical modeling of surf zone dynamics under weakly plunging breakers with SPH method

• Published in: Ocean modelling (Oxford) Vol. 98; pp. 12 - 35
• Main Authors: Makris, Christos V., Memos, Constantine D., Krestenitis, Yannis N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Coherent structure; Computational fluid dynamics; Fluctuation; Fluid flow; Marine; Mathematical models; Simulation; SPH; Surf; Surf zone dynamics; Turbulence; Turbulent flow; Wave breaking; Wave-induced mean flow; Weak plunging; SPH; Coherent structure; Wave-induced mean flow; Surf zone dynamics; Wave breaking; Weak plunging

•Refined 2-D SPH spatial resolution, smaller than integral turbulence length scales, similarly to a pseudoLES approach.•Combination of heuristic approaches for the discrimination of fluctuating hydrodynamics from ordered wave motion.•Good quantitative agreement of numerical results against experimen...