scholarly journals ARPEC: A NOVEL STAGGERED PERFORATED CAISSON FOR WAVE ABSORPTION AND TIDAL FLUSHING

2020 ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Paolo Sammarco ◽  
Leopoldo Franco ◽  
Giorgio Bellotti ◽  
Claudia Cecioni ◽  
Stefano DeFinis
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
Wave Energy Dissipation ◽  
Wave Absorption ◽  
Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Open Sea ◽  
Caisson Breakwater ◽  
Perforated Caisson

An innovative caisson breakwater geometry (patent pending) named "ARPEC" (Anti Reflective PErmeable Caisson) includes openings at all external and internal walls and at lateral (cross) ones, yet in a staggered pattern, to provide a labyrinthian hydraulic communication between the open sea and the internal waters. The complex sinuous water-flow within the consecutive permeable chambers thus favors wave energy dissipation as well as port water flushing and quality, with very low reflection and transmission coefficients. 2D lab model tests demonstrate the system effectiveness.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/PaUsinYO-Zo

scholarly journals WAVE TRANSMISSION THROUGH TRAPEZOIDAL BREAKWATERS

1978 ◽  
Vol 1 (16) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ole Secher Madsen ◽  
Paisal Shusang ◽  
Sue Ann Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Approximate Method ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Graphical Form ◽  
Dissipated Energy ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
Transmission Coefficients

In a previous paper Madsen and White (1977) developed an approximate method for the determination of reflection and transmission characteristics of multi-layered, porous rubble-mound breakwaters of trapezoidal cross-section. This approximate method was based on the assumption that the energy dissipation associated with the wave-structure interaction could be considered as two separate mechanisms: (1) an external, frictional dissipation on the seaward slope; (2) an internal dissipation within the porous structure. The external dissipation on the seaward slope was evaluated from the semi-theoretical analysis of energy dissipation on rough, impermeable slopes developed by Madsen and White (1975). The remaining wave energy was represented by an equivalent wave incident on a hydraulically equivalent porous breakwater of rectangular cross-section. The partitioning of the remaining wave energy among reflected, transmitted and internally dissipated energy was evaluated as described by Madsen (1974), leading to a determination of the reflection and transmission coefficients of the structure. The advantage of this previous approximate method was its ease of use. Input data requirements were limited to quantities which would either be known (water depth, wave characteristics, breakwater geometry, and stone sizes) or could be estimated (porosity) by the design engineer. This feature was achieved by the employment of empirical relationships for the parameterization of the external and internal energy dissipation mechanisms. General solutions were presented in graphical form so that calculations could proceed using no more sophisticated equipment than a hand calculator (or a slide rule). This simple method gave estimates of transmission coefficients in excellent agreement with laboratory measurements whereas its ability to predict reflection coefficients left a lot to be desired.

Spectral wave flow attenuation within submerged canopies: Implications for wave energy dissipation

2007 ◽  
Vol 112 (C5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan J. Lowe ◽  
James L. Falter ◽  
Jeffrey R. Koseff ◽  
Stephen G. Monismith ◽  
Marlin J. Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Flow ◽  
Wave Energy Dissipation ◽  
Flow Attenuation

THE SEISMIC WAVE ENERGY REFLECTED FROM VARIOUS TYPES OF STRATIFIED HORIZONS

Geophysics ◽  
1940 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Muskat ◽  
M. W. Meres
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Wave ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Incident Energy ◽  
Preceding Paper ◽  
Reflection And Transmission Coefficients ◽  
Angle Of Incidence ◽  
Reflection And Transmission ◽  
Transmission Coefficients

Two applications are made of the reflection and transmission coefficients reported in the preceding paper. These concern the effect of the angle of incidence upon the fraction of incident energy returning to the surface, and the effect of velocity stratification upon the energy return.

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