A fully 3D finite element model for non-hydrostatic coastal flows with a free surface

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 611-631

  Blasco, Jordi ^a   Maidana, M Augusto ^a   Espino, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal flows; Finite elements; Kinematic free surface equation; Non hydrostatic flows

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; BOTTOM FRICTION; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; COASTAL FLOW; COASTAL FLOWS; COASTAL REGIONS; CORIOLIS ACCELERATION; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT SOLUTION; FINITE ELEMENTS; FREE SURFACES; NON-HYDROSTATIC FLOWS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; REAL-LIFE APPLICATIONS; STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES; SURFACE ELEVATIONS; SURFACE WIND STRESS; TEST PROBLEM;

COASTAL ZONES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WIND STRESS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 67649980185     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1904     Document Type: Article

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