scholarly journals The Tsunami Wave Energy

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Andrey G. Marchuk
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
Water Surface ◽  
Tsunami Wave ◽  
Opposite Sign ◽  
Surface Displacement ◽  
Tsunami Source ◽  
Energy Radiation ◽  
Long Wave ◽  
Axis Length ◽  
Radiation Directivity

The basic formulae for calculating the moving long wave energy were derived and presented. The problems related to the energy counting in the course of numerical modeling of tsunami wave generation and propagation. Through a number of computational experiments, the wave energy radiation directivity of tsunami generated by an ellipsoidal source with a various axis length ratio was studied. The wave energy radiation directivity of the dipole tsunami source consisting of two ellipsoidal sources with opposite sign of the water surface displacement is considered.

 The tsunami energy radiation directivity on the example of the 1994, 2006 and 2007 events

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Continental Slope ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Energy Flow ◽  
Tsunami Wave ◽  
Source Zone ◽  
Tsunami Source ◽  
Bottom Relief ◽  
Edge Waves ◽  
Tsunami Energy ◽  
Kuril Ridge

<p>Determining the tsunami source danger is currently one of the most urgent tasks. The vast majority of recorded tsunamis are of seismic origin. Part of the energy released during an earthquake passes into the energy of the initial tsunami source. The tsunami excitation efficiency depends on a number of factors: the depth of the sea above the source and its location relative to the coast and continental slope; the shape and area of residual post-seismic bottom displacements, as well as the bottom relief directly in the zone of the seismic source; inhomogeneities of the ocean floor relief along the path of tsunami propagation (for estimating wave heights in the zone farthest from the source); time inhomogeneities of tsunami wave radiation from the source zone; non-isotropy of the tsunami radiation spectrum.</p><p>To study the tsunami source efficiency, we considered three tsunamis in the Kuril ridge region: the Shikotan tsunami of 1994, and two Simushir tsunamis of 2006 and 2007. The choice of events was largely determined by the close geographical location – all of them belong to the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone. Also, these events are well studied, and there is quite a large amount of data on tsunami measurements onshore and in the deep ocean. At the same time, all three sources differ in the mechanisms of the seismic focus and location relative to the coast and the continental slope.</p><p>We analyzed the tsunami wave field for three events near the Russian Pacific coast. Tsunami energy flow calculations show that frontal energy flow is mainly directed to the southeast. The flux magnitude decreases with distance from the source as a result of geometric divergence and scattering. At longer distances, the effect of refraction becomes more significant – the flow is divided into separate rays due to the focusing on the irregular bottom relief.</p><p>The radiation patterns of each source that also were created show the part of wave energy that penetrated the Sea of Okhotsk through the Kuril Straits. It is easy to indicate the effect of the capture of tsunami waves by the shelf and the formation of edge waves that carry the wave energy away from the source area along the Kuril Ridge shelf. For 2006 and 2007 events a relatively small part of the wave energy went into the captured waves, but for 1994 the initial sea surface displacement area was in the shelf zone and a significant part of the energy was transferred to the captured edge waves, radiated mainly in the northeast direction.</p>

scholarly journals Resonance phenomena at the long wave run-up on the coast

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 561-582
Author(s):  
A. Ezersky ◽  
D. Tiguercha ◽  
E. Pelinovsky
Keyword(s):  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Tsunami Wave ◽  
Earthquake Magnitude ◽  
Tsunami Source ◽  
Bottom Relief ◽  
Shallow Water Theory ◽  
Resonance Effects ◽  
Long Wave ◽  
Run Up ◽  
Linear Shallow Water Theory

Abstract. Run-up of long wave on a beach consisting of three pieces of constant but different slopes is studied. Linear shallow-water theory is used for incoming impulse evolution and non-linear corrections are obtained for the run-up stage. It is demonstrated that bottom profile influences the run-up characteristics and can lead to the resonance effects: increasing of wave height, particle velocity, and number of oscillations. Simple parameterization of tsunami source through an earthquake magnitude is used to calculate the run-up height versus earthquake magnitude. It is shown that resonance effects lead to the sufficient increasing of run-up heights for weakest earthquakes and tsunami wave does not break on chosen bottom relief if the earthquake magnitude does not exceed 7.8.

scholarly journals A NUMERICAL SIMULATION FOR TSUNAMIS DUE TO A LAND SLIDE

2020 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Taro Kakinuma ◽  
Tsunakiyo Iribe
Keyword(s):  
Water Depth ◽  
Water Surface ◽  
Reduction Rate ◽  
Surface Displacement ◽  
Rigid Bodies ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Tsunami Source ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Tsunami Height ◽  
Numerical Result

Tsunamis, generated by falling rigid bodies, have been numerically simulated using the MPS model, in the vertical two dimensions. The numerical result for the water surface displacement of the first wave is in harmony with the corresponding experimental result obtained using the cylinders. A tsunami component traveling toward the shore and running up the slope can be confirmed in the present cases. The tsunami height, immediately after the large circles enter the water, does not depend much on the offshore still water depth, while the tsunami-height reduction is suppressed, when the offshore still water depth is shallower. Conversely, the tsunami height, immediately after the small circles enter the water, increases as the offshore still water depth is shallower. Both the tsunami height, immediately after the falling bodies enter the water, and the reduction rate of tsunami height, are larger for the large circles than for the small circles. In the cases where the falling rigid bodies include both the large and small circles, the reduction rate of the water level near the tsunami source is larger, when the large circles are stacked on the offshore side at the initial condition.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/BEUWDCV_T5k

scholarly journals Resonance phenomena at the long wave run-up on the coast

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2745-2752 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ezersky ◽  
D. Tiguercha ◽  
E. Pelinovsky
Keyword(s):  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Tsunami Wave ◽  
Earthquake Magnitude ◽  
Tsunami Source ◽  
Bottom Relief ◽  
Shallow Water Theory ◽  
Resonance Effects ◽  
Long Wave ◽  
Run Up ◽  
Linear Shallow Water Theory

Abstract. Run-up of long waves on a beach consisting of three pieces of constant but different slopes is studied. Linear shallow-water theory is used for incoming impulse evolution, and nonlinear corrections are obtained for the run-up stage. It is demonstrated that bottom profile influences the run-up characteristics and can lead to resonance effects: increase of wave height, particle velocity, and number of oscillations. Simple parameterization of tsunami source through an earthquake magnitude is used to calculate the run-up height versus earthquake magnitude. It is shown that resonance effects lead to the sufficient increase of run-up heights for the weakest earthquakes, and a tsunami wave does not break on chosen bottom relief if the earthquake magnitude does not exceed 7.8.

Scale and Configuration Effects of an Airchamber on PTO of Oscillating Water Column Type Wave Energy Converters

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoki Ikoma ◽  
Shota Hirai ◽  
Yasuhiro Aida ◽  
Koichi Masuda
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Water Surface ◽  
Air Pressure ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Linear Potential ◽  
Oscillating Water Column ◽  
Wave Energy Converters ◽  
Air Chamber ◽  
Energy Converters

Abstract Wave energy converters (WECs) have been extensively researched. The behaviour of the oscillating water column (OWC) in OWC WECs is extremely complex due to the interaction of waves, air, and turbines. Several problems must be overcome before such WECs can be put to practical use. One problem is that the effect of the difference in scale between a small-scale experimental model and a full-scale model is unclear. In this study, several OWC models with different scales and geometries were used in forced oscillation tests. The wave tank was 7.0 m wide, 24.0 m long, and 1.0 m deep. In the static water experiment, we measured the air pressure and water surface fluctuations in an air chamber. For the experiments, models with a box shape with an open bottom, a manifold shape with an open bottom, and a box shape with a front opening, respectively, were fabricated. Furthermore, 1/1, 1/2, and 1/4 scale models were fabricated for each shape to investigate the effects of scale and shape on the air chamber characteristics. Numerical calculations were carried out by applying linear potential theory and the results were compared with the experimental values. The results confirmed that the air chamber shape and scale affect the air pressure fluctuation and water surface fluctuation inside the OWC system.

Numerical Study on Wave Attenuation of Tsunami-Like Wave by Emergent Rigid Vegetation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
K. Qu ◽  
G. Y. Lan ◽  
S. Kraatz ◽  
W. Y. Sun ◽  
B. Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Waves ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Attenuation ◽  
Tsunami Wave ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Vegetation Density ◽  
Rigid Vegetation ◽  
Total Wave

The extreme surges and waves generated in tsunamis can cause devastating damages to coastal infrastructures and threaten the intactness of coastal communities. After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, extensive physical experiments and numerical simulations have been conducted to understand the wave attenuation of tsunami waves due to coastal forests. Nearly all prior works used solitary waves as the tsunami wave model, but the spatial-temporal scales of realistic tsunamis differ drastically from that of solitary waves in both wave period and wavelength. More recent work has questioned the applicability of solitary waves and been looking towards more realistic tsunami wave models. Therefore, aiming to achieve more realistic and accurate results, this study will use a parameterized tsunami-like wave based on wave observations during the 2011 Japan tsunami to study the wave attenuation of a tsunami wave by emergent rigid vegetation. This study uses a high-resolution numerical wave tank based on the non-hydrostatic wave model (NHWAVE). This work examines effects of prominent factors, such as wave height, water depth, vegetation density and width, on the wave attenuation efficiency of emergent rigid vegetation. Results indicate that the vegetation patch can dissipate a considerable amount of the total wave energy of the tsunami-like wave. However, the tsunami-like wave has a higher total wave energy, but also a lower wave energy dissipation rate. Results show that using a solitary instead of a tsunami-like wave profile can overestimate the wave attenuation efficiency of the coastal forest.

Spatial distribution of high-frequency energy radiation on the fault of the 1995 Hyogo-Ken Nanbu, Japan, earthquake (MW 6.9) on the basis of the seismogram envelope inversion

1999 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisashi Nakahara ◽  
Haruo Sato ◽  
Masakazu Ohtake ◽  
Takeshi Nishimura
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Fault Plane ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Energy Radiation ◽  
Initial Rupture

Abstract We studied the generation and propagation of high-frequency (above 1 Hz) S-wave energy from the 1995 Hyogo-Ken Nanbu (Kobe), Japan, earthquake (MW 6.9) by analyzing seismogram envelopes of the mainshock and aftershocks. We first investigated the propagation characteristics of high-frequency S-wave energy in the heterogeneous lithosphere around the source region. By applying the multiple lapse time window analysis method to aftershock records, we estimated two parameters that quantitatively characterize the heterogeneity of the medium: the total scattering coefficient and the intrinsic absorption of the medium for S waves. Observed envelopes of aftershocks were well reproduced by the envelope Green functions synthesized based on the radiative transfer theory with the obtained parameters. Next, we applied the envelope inversion method to 13 strong-motion records of the mainshock. We divided the mainshock fault plane of 49 × 21 km into 21 subfaults of 7 × 7 km square and estimated the spatial distribution of the high-frequency energy radiation on that plane. The average constant rupture velocity and the duration of energy radiation for each subfault were determined by grid searching to be 3.0 km/sec and 5.0 sec, respectively. Energy radiated from the whole fault plane was estimated as 4.9 × 1014 J for 1 to 2 Hz, 3.3 × 1014 J for 2 to 4 Hz, 1.5 × 1014 J for 4 to 8 Hz, 8.9 × 1012 J for 8 to 16 Hz, and 9.8 × 1014 J in all four frequency bands. We found that strong energy was mainly radiated from three regions on the mainshock fault plane: around the initial rupture point, near the surface at Awaji Island, and a shallow portion beneath Kobe. We interpret that energetic portions were associated with rupture acceleration, a fault surface break, and rupture termination, respectively.

Power Generation Potential of a VLFS Equipped With OWC Type WECs and Damper Effects on Elastic Motion

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoki Ikoma ◽  
Koichi Masuda ◽  
Yuka Watanabe ◽  
Hiroaki Eto ◽  
Chang-kyu Rheem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Water Surface ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Vertical Displacement ◽  
Air Pressure ◽  
Linear Potential ◽  
Floating Structure ◽  
Free Water Surface

This paper describes potential of PTO (Power Take-Off) and the damper effect of motion in a large scale pontoon type floating structure on which lots of oscillating water column (OWC) type wave energy convertors (WEC) are installed. It is enable to use upper space for utilizing marine renewable energy such as wind power, tidal power, wave power generation farm using large pontoon structure. Due to the concept, it should reduce cost of maintenance as well. For investigation of PTO and elastic motion behaviours of large floating structures, we calculated three types of models on which OWC devices were installed differently. We examined how much reduction was possible when including elastic motion effects and the fixed type which radiation wave was not taken into account. In this paper, a boundary condition in order to give effect of a free water surface with air pressure is theoretically modeled. We can directly consider influence of wave energy absorption to hydrodynamic forces and wave exciting forces on the floating structure with the Green’s function method based on the linear potential theory. In the modeling, a boundary condition on a free water surface and an equation of state within an air-chamber above OWC are mathematically and linearly formulated. Air-pressures and vertical displacement within OWC areas can be simultaneously and directly solved by setting both the variables and by solving the simultaneously equations of the air-pressure and the vertical displacement. As a result, performance of PTO and hydroelastic motion of the floating structure increased when including elastic motion effect. In addition, expected value of annual PTO was about 4.4MW with 146 OWCs.

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