Title :
The CFD-aided Design of STABLE III, a New Platform to Study Near-bed Turbulent Currents and Associated Sediment-Dynamics
Author :
Humphery, John D. ; Jones, David S. ; Doyle, K.
Author_Institution :
Proudman Oceanogr. Lab., Liverpool
Abstract :
The draft design for a new apparatus to study sediment transport processes in shallow water is described. This design was subjected to analysis using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to ensure that it performed satisfactorily in both tidal and wave-induced flows. The analyses indicated that performance could be improved by minor modifications to the design, particularly to the design of the flow-sensor assemblies. The final design and construction are then reported.
Keywords :
CAD; computational fluid dynamics; geophysical fluid dynamics; geophysics computing; oceanographic equipment; sediments; tides; turbulence; waves; CFD aided design; STABLE III; Sediment Transport And Boundary Layer Equipment; associated sediment dynamics; computational fluid dynamics; near bed turbulent currents; shallow water sediment transport processes; tidal shallow water; wave induced flows; Buildings; Computational fluid dynamics; Councils; Current measurement; Instruments; Laboratories; Performance analysis; Sea measurements; Sediments; Spatial resolution; Apparatus; fluid dynamics; sediment-resuspension; turbulent currents;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2007 - Europe
Conference_Location :
Aberdeen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0635-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0635-7
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANSE.2007.4302192
