Study Based on FLUENT of Broken Internal Waves in Different Slope Angles

• Published in: Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 638-640; pp. 1769 - 1777
• Main Authors: Chen, Tai Zhong, Cheng, Liang Qiu, Sun, Han, Yi, Feng, Yan, Zi Tong, Wang, Chun Ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Break; Internal Solitary; Energy Dissipatio; Numerical Wave Flume; Fluent
• ISBN: 3038352586; 9783038352587
• ISSN: 1660-9336; 1662-7482; 1662-7482
• DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.638-640.1769

Internal waves will break in the process of communication, the broken will make water in upper and lower mixing, which has significant influence on the hydrodynamic and layered characteristics of density stratification of the water. In order to reveal the propagation of internal solitary waves, a 3d numerical wave flume was built. The research of the propagation of internal solitary waves in the regular topography and broken on slopes was based on FLUENT. Comparing the fragmentation degree of different slope angle and researching the energy dissipation of the wave propagation process , which are supposed to successfully match the results with the experiment results, can provide new methods and means for the further study of internal wave breaking characteristics and the improvement of ecological environment of water bodies.