Flow structures in swash zone

H. H. Hwung, K. S. Hwang, W. S. Chiang, C. F. Lai

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Abstract

In order to understand the external and internal flow structures of broken waves on a sloping bottom, a special design of run-up gauge combined with LDV measuring system is used to detect the velocity fields of run-up and run-down in our experiments. According to the experimental results, it is found that the heights of run-up and run-down are mainly determined by incident wave steepness. The dimensionless heights of run-up, run-down and the related swash length for different wave breakers are also discussed respectively. In addition, the elaborate measurements of flow structures, turbulent intensity and Reynolds stress in swash zone are also analyzed in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2826-2836
Number of pages11
JournalProceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
Volume3
Publication statusPublished - 1998 Dec 1
EventProceedings of the 1998 26th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE-98 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 1998 Jun 221998 Jun 26

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ocean Engineering

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