Quantifying Breaking-Wave Dissipation Using Nonlinear Phase-Resolved Wavefield Simulations

Abstract

The ultimate goal is to understand and quantify wave-breaking dissipation using large-scale phase-resolved simulation of three-dimensional nonlinear wave-field evolution and to develop effective modeling and parametrization of wave-breaking dissipation for phase-averaged wave prediction models. Characterized wave-breaking events in terms of magnitude, time and location of wave energy dissipation, obtain the spatial, temporal distribution and statistical characteristics of wave-breaking dissipation, and quantify the dependence of wave-breaking dissipation on wave spectral parameters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 09, 2016
Accession Number
AD1005774

Entities

People

  • Dick K P Yue
  • Yuming Liu

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capillary Waves
  • Dissipation
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Kinematics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Ocean Waves
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography