A Case Study of Nearshore Wave Transformation Processes along the Coast of Mexico near the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant Using a Fast Simulation Method

A numerical model based on the mild-slope equation of water wave propagation over complicated bathymetry, taking into account the combined effects of refraction, diffraction, and reflection due to breakwater, is presented. The numerical method was developed using a split proposed version of the mild...

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Main Authors: Israel-Enrique Herrera-Díaz, Carlos Couder-Castañeda, Hermilo Ramírez-León
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/690786
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description A numerical model based on the mild-slope equation of water wave propagation over complicated bathymetry, taking into account the combined effects of refraction, diffraction, and reflection due to breakwater, is presented. The numerical method was developed using a split proposed version of the mild-slope equation and solved by an implicit method in a finite volume grid; this technique easily allows model the wave effects caused by the breakwater building in coastal waters, where industrial and other economic activities take place. Controlled case studies have been made and the results match very well with the reference solution. The capability and utility of the model for real coastal areas are illustrated by application to the breakwater of the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (LVNPP).
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spelling doaj-art-699190b05533402f9a63303486cd09c12025-02-03T06:07:48ZengWileyModelling and Simulation in Engineering1687-55911687-56052010-01-01201010.1155/2010/690786690786A Case Study of Nearshore Wave Transformation Processes along the Coast of Mexico near the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant Using a Fast Simulation MethodIsrael-Enrique Herrera-Díaz0Carlos Couder-Castañeda1Hermilo Ramírez-León2División de Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 3000, 1er. Piso del Edificio “Bernardo Quintana Arrioja”, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Coyoacán, DF, MexicoProduction of Deep Water Oil Fields, Mexican Petroleum Institute, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 152, P.O. Box 07730, Mexico City, MexicoProduction of Deep Water Oil Fields, Mexican Petroleum Institute, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 152, P.O. Box 07730, Mexico City, MexicoA numerical model based on the mild-slope equation of water wave propagation over complicated bathymetry, taking into account the combined effects of refraction, diffraction, and reflection due to breakwater, is presented. The numerical method was developed using a split proposed version of the mild-slope equation and solved by an implicit method in a finite volume grid; this technique easily allows model the wave effects caused by the breakwater building in coastal waters, where industrial and other economic activities take place. Controlled case studies have been made and the results match very well with the reference solution. The capability and utility of the model for real coastal areas are illustrated by application to the breakwater of the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (LVNPP).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/690786
spellingShingle Israel-Enrique Herrera-Díaz
Carlos Couder-Castañeda
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A Case Study of Nearshore Wave Transformation Processes along the Coast of Mexico near the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant Using a Fast Simulation Method
Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
title A Case Study of Nearshore Wave Transformation Processes along the Coast of Mexico near the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant Using a Fast Simulation Method
title_full A Case Study of Nearshore Wave Transformation Processes along the Coast of Mexico near the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant Using a Fast Simulation Method
title_fullStr A Case Study of Nearshore Wave Transformation Processes along the Coast of Mexico near the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant Using a Fast Simulation Method
title_full_unstemmed A Case Study of Nearshore Wave Transformation Processes along the Coast of Mexico near the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant Using a Fast Simulation Method
title_short A Case Study of Nearshore Wave Transformation Processes along the Coast of Mexico near the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant Using a Fast Simulation Method
title_sort case study of nearshore wave transformation processes along the coast of mexico near the laguna verde nuclear power plant using a fast simulation method
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/690786
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