NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF WAVE INDUCED FLOW IN THE VICNINITY OF SUBMERGED BREAKWATERS USING DELFT3D

The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the capabilities of DELFT3D to simulate the wave induced flow in the lee of submerged breakwaters (Hereafter SBW). This is especially important, as the application of DELFT3D to reproduce wave induced flow field leeward of SBW has not yet been validated quantitatively. For this purpose, the laboratory study performed by Haller et al (2000) on the near-shore flow pattern in the lee of fixed submerged bars has been selected for simulation using DELFT3D. The experimental configuration consisted of one full SBW and two partial SBWs to reproduce a multiple SBW system in the basin. Among all tests performed in this experimental study, test B has been selected, as it contains the most extensive flow measurements.