Numerical Simulations of Large Deep Water Waves: The Application of a Boundary Element Method

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline H. Hague ◽  
Chris Swan
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Water Waves ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Fully Nonlinear ◽  
Highly Nonlinear ◽  
Element Method

This paper concerns the description of extreme surface water waves in deep water. A fully nonlinear numerical wave model in three dimensions is presented, based on the Boundary Element Method (BEM), and is applied to nonlinear focusing of wave components with varying frequency and direction of propagation to form highly nonlinear groups. By using multiple fluxes at corners and edges of the numerical domain the “corner problem” associated with BEM-based models in physical space is overcome. A two-dimensional version of the method is also employed to model unidirectional cases, and examples presented include the focusing of Top Hat spectra in deep water to form highly nonlinear wave groups at or close to their breaking limit. The ability of the model to accurately simulate these sea states is highlighted by comparison to the fully nonlinear model of Bateman, Swan and Taylor (2001, 2003).

scholarly journals Multiscale Boundary Element Method for Acoustic Wave Model

MATEMATIKA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Afifah Hanim Zulkefli ◽  
Yeak Su Hoe ◽  
Munira Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Numerical Methods ◽  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Computational Efficiency ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Large Scale Problems ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Element Method

In numerical methods, boundary element method has been widely used to solve acoustic problems. However, it suffers from certain drawbacks in terms of computational efficiency. This prevents the boundary element method from being applied to large-scale problems. This paper presents proposal of a new multiscale technique, coupled with boundary element method to speed up numerical calculations. Numerical example is given to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed method. The solution of the proposed method has been validated with conventional boundary element method and the proposed method is indeed faster in computation.

Fully-Nonlinear Simulation of the Hydrodynamics of a Floating Body in Surface Waves by a High-Order Boundary Element Method

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengxi Li ◽  
Yuming Liu
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Rigid Body ◽  
Surface Waves ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Nonlinear Wave ◽  
Empirical Modeling ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Viscous Effect ◽  
Fully Nonlinear ◽  
Element Method

The objective of this work is to understand and evaluate the hydrodynamics modeling of a floating rigid body in regular and irregular ocean surface waves. Direct time-domain numerical simulation, based on the potential-flow formulation with the use of a quadratic boundary element method, is employed to compute the response of the body under the action of surface waves including fully-nonlinear wave-body interaction effects associated with steep waves and large-amplitude body motions. The viscous effect due to flow separation and turbulence is included by empirical modeling. The simulation results of body motions are compared with laboratory experimental measurements. The nonlinear effects due to body motion and wave motion are quantified and compared to the viscous effect. Their relative importance in the prediction and modeling of a rigid body motion under various wave conditions is investigated. This study may provide essential information pertaining to develop effective modeling of nonlinear wave-body interactions which is needed in design of offshore structures and wave energy conversion devices.

Toward Large Scale Simulations of Emulsion Flows in Microchannels Using Fast Multipole and Graphics Processor Accelerated Boundary Element Method

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulia A. Itkulova ◽  
Olga A. Solnyshkina ◽  
Nail A. Gumerov
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Graphics Processors ◽  
Fast Multipole ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Droplet Dynamics ◽  
Element Method

Several interesting effects discovered recently, such as “dynamic blocking” and “jamming” of emulsion flows in microchannels require in depth theoretical, computational, and experimental studies. The present study is dedicated to development of efficient computational methods and tools to understand the behavior of complex two-phase Stokesian flows. Application of the conventional boundary element method is frequently limited by the computational and memory complexity. The fast multipole methods provide O(N) type algorithms, which can further be accelerated by utilization of graphics processors. We developed efficient codes, which enable direct simulation of systems of tens of thousands of deformable droplets in three dimensions or several droplets with very high discretization of the interface. Such codes can be used for detailed visualization and studies of the structure of droplet flows in channels. Example computations include droplet dynamics in shear flows and in microchannels. We discuss results of simulations and details of the algorithm. We also consider that the present work is a step towards more realistic modeling of the microchannel dispersed flows as further development of the model is required to account for properties of thin films between the droplets, processes of coalescence, etc.

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