Transient Waves and Beaches

Poster

1268 - Motion Of Solid Spheres Under Solitary Wave Attack: Physical And Numerical Modeling

Presenting Author(s)

• HG

  Hasan Gokhan Guler, MS

  Research Assistant
  METU Department of Civil Engineering

Additional Author #1(s)

• TA

  Taro Arikawa, Prof

  Doctor of Engineering
  Chuo University

Additional Author #2(s)

• 

  Cuneyt Baykal, PhD

  Assist. Prof.
  Middle East Technical University

Additional Author #4(s)

• 

  Ahmet Yalciner, PhD

  Director
  METU Department of Civil Engineering, Ocean Engineering Research Center

Additional Author #3(s)

• KG

  Koray Deniz Göral

Numerical simulations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools coupled with discrete element method (DEM) solvers for engineering purposes gained popularity recently, as a CFD-DEM solver is capable of simulating motion of solid particles under flow conditions.
In this study, motion and collision of two solid spheres under breaking solitary wave attack are physically and numerically modeled for two different experimental configurations. The aim of the study is to extend the understanding of the physical processes involved in the motion of the solid spheres under breaking solitary wave attack, and to calibrate/validate the numerical model used in the present study.