Three-Dimensional Numerical Model Study of Flow near a Scour Hole in Isle of Wight Bay near Ocean City, Maryland

Abstract

A scour hole has developed in Isle of Wight Bay near Ocean City, MD. This hole could grow to the point that nearby land developments are threatened, so channel-bed protection measures may be implemented near this scour hole. Appropriately designing those bed protection measures requires knowledge of the flow behavior in the scour hole, so a three-dimensional model study has been conducted to determine the flow behavior at the extreme flood and ebb tides present during a pre-selected month of tide cycles. Steady-state simulations of the flows during those two tide conditions have been completed. Contour plots of the flow velocity near the bed and the corresponding bed shear stresses are provided as input for the design of the bed protection measures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1166611

Entities

People

  • E. A. Hammack
  • Morgan M. Johnston

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geometry
  • Hydraulics
  • Maryland
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Navigation
  • Shear Stresses
  • Simulations
  • Steady State
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Control Systems Engineering.