Comparative Study of Flow Patterns around Rhizophora and Avicennia Mangrove Roots Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation
The goal of this research is to visualize and compare the patterns of the fluid flow around stilt roots of Rhizophora mangrove species and pneumatophore roots of Avicennia mangrove species in Pichavaram mangrove forest to better understand how mangrove roots can potentially slow down heavy wind flow...
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| author | Sini Rahuman A. Mohamed Ismail Shyla Manavalan Varghese George Kwamina Toworfe |
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| description | The goal of this research is to visualize and compare the patterns of the fluid flow around stilt roots of Rhizophora mangrove species and pneumatophore roots of Avicennia mangrove species in Pichavaram mangrove forest to better understand how mangrove roots can potentially slow down heavy wind flow and thereby offer protection to the coast from natural disasters. The flow around the roots is simulated and analyzed using ANSYS Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software using an unsteady k-ε turbulence model. Wind and water flow velocities vary with respect to time during tsunami, cyclones, typhoons, or hurricanes. Hence, inlet velocity taken as the step function is applied to simulate the change in speed of fluid flow to study the flow behavior. Velocity and pressure are measured at various points around Rhizophora and Avicennia mangrove roots. The findings of the simulation reveal that the Rhizophora stilt roots and pneumatophore roots of Avicennia marina continuously lower the fluid velocity. The Rhizophora mangrove roots can largely decrease the flow velocity because of the complexity and its root dimensions in comparison to Avicennia roots. The data obtained from this research can be applied to increase the efficiency of breakwater models and, as a result, safeguard the shore from natural disasters. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-57ce6eadfb7c4ffca83ef14d5cc55b6d2025-08-20T03:33:39ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84422022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8992513Comparative Study of Flow Patterns around Rhizophora and Avicennia Mangrove Roots Using Computational Fluid Dynamics SimulationSini Rahuman0A. Mohamed Ismail1Shyla Manavalan Varghese2George Kwamina Toworfe3Department of MathematicsDepartment of MathematicsDepartment of Developmental MathematicsFaculty of EngineeringThe goal of this research is to visualize and compare the patterns of the fluid flow around stilt roots of Rhizophora mangrove species and pneumatophore roots of Avicennia mangrove species in Pichavaram mangrove forest to better understand how mangrove roots can potentially slow down heavy wind flow and thereby offer protection to the coast from natural disasters. The flow around the roots is simulated and analyzed using ANSYS Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software using an unsteady k-ε turbulence model. Wind and water flow velocities vary with respect to time during tsunami, cyclones, typhoons, or hurricanes. Hence, inlet velocity taken as the step function is applied to simulate the change in speed of fluid flow to study the flow behavior. Velocity and pressure are measured at various points around Rhizophora and Avicennia mangrove roots. The findings of the simulation reveal that the Rhizophora stilt roots and pneumatophore roots of Avicennia marina continuously lower the fluid velocity. The Rhizophora mangrove roots can largely decrease the flow velocity because of the complexity and its root dimensions in comparison to Avicennia roots. The data obtained from this research can be applied to increase the efficiency of breakwater models and, as a result, safeguard the shore from natural disasters.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8992513 |
| spellingShingle | Sini Rahuman A. Mohamed Ismail Shyla Manavalan Varghese George Kwamina Toworfe Comparative Study of Flow Patterns around Rhizophora and Avicennia Mangrove Roots Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Comparative Study of Flow Patterns around Rhizophora and Avicennia Mangrove Roots Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation |
| title_full | Comparative Study of Flow Patterns around Rhizophora and Avicennia Mangrove Roots Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Study of Flow Patterns around Rhizophora and Avicennia Mangrove Roots Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Study of Flow Patterns around Rhizophora and Avicennia Mangrove Roots Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation |
| title_short | Comparative Study of Flow Patterns around Rhizophora and Avicennia Mangrove Roots Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation |
| title_sort | comparative study of flow patterns around rhizophora and avicennia mangrove roots using computational fluid dynamics simulation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8992513 |
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