Numerical Simulation Study on the Wave Dissipating Performance of Air Bubbles Breakwater with Double Air Discharged Pipes

Abstract:

The numerical simulation of air bubbles breakwater was presented in this paper. The two-phase fluid of water and air was assumed as a variable density fluid. The numerical models were developed by FLUENT in order to explore the air amount scale in the system of air bubbles breakwater . The impact of double air discharged pipes on the wave dissipating performance of air bubble breakwater was obtained, which illuminated that under the condition of equal total air amount of Qp, the wave dissipating performance of air bubbles breakwater with double air discharged pipes breakwater may not be improved in comparison with the air bubbles breakwater with single air discharged pipe.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 501-504)
• Pages: 2112-2115
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.501-504.2112
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Cheng Xing Zhang
• Keywords: Air Bubbles Breakwater, Double Air Discharged Pipes, Horizontal Flow Velocity, Transmission Coefficient, Wave Dissipating Performance

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