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Author(s): Recep Kahraman; Mohsen Ebrahimi; Gavin R. Tabor; Slobodan Djordjevic; Prakash Kripakaran; Matthew Riella
Linked Author(s): Slobodan Djordjevic
Keywords: Computational fluid dynamics; Froude number; OpenFOAM; Pier; Volume of fluid
Abstract: This study investigates the influence of free-surface variation on the velocity field using numerical simulations of flow around a sharp-nosed pier that is representative of a typical masonry bridge pier. The study evaluates the assumption that free-surface effects are negligible at small Froude numbers by comparing the change in flow field predictions due to the use of a free-surface model (i.e. multi-phase simulation with a volume of fluid (VOF) model in place of a rigid-lid approximation (i.e. single phase simulation). Results show that simulations using the VOF model are in better agreement with experimental data than those using the rigid-lid approximation. Importantly, results show that even though the change in free-surface height near the pier is small comparative to the approach flow, it still has a significant effect on velocities in front of the pier and in the wake region, and including at low Froude numbers.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2019.1631223
Year: 2020