Numerical Investigation of breaking and broken regular wave forces on a shoal-mounted cylinder
Published in 16th OpenFOAM workshop, Book of Abstract, 2021
Shoal-mounted cylindrical structures such as lighthouses assist in the navigation of vessels, and act as warning systems. Many of these iconic lighthouses are continuously subjected to extreme sea-wave action, made acute by the effects of climate change [1], [2]. Studying the complex hydrodynamic loads acting on such structures surrounded by rocks or emerged shoals can provide valuable insights for addressing their structural integrity, and how much longer these heritage structures can withstand such harsh environments. In this work, the effectiveness of a finite volume-based numerical framework to predict wave loads on such structures is assessed. The proposed numerical investigation is supplemented by the STORMLAMP (STructural behaviour Of Rock Mounted Lighthouses At the Mercy of imPulsive waves) project's experimental data [3] that has been used as a benchmark case to validate the proposed computational framework.
Recommended citation: van Gorsel, J., Patil, A., Bricker, J., Pearson, S., Raby, A., Dassanayake. D., Antonini, A. (2021), Numerical Investigation of breaking and broken regular wave forces on a shoal-mounted cylinder
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