Wave modelling

Table of Contents

• Solitary wave theories
• Regular wave theories
• Wave absorption theories
• Usage
• Further information

Solitary wave theories

• Boussinesq
• Grimshaw
• McCowan

Regular wave theories

• Cnoidal
• Stokes II
• Stokes I
• Stokes V
• Stream function

Wave absorption theories

• Shallow water Absorption

Usage

Wave cases are set-up by defining boundary conditions on the velocity and phase fraction fields, in combination with common settings in the waveProperties dictionary located in the constant directory.

The condition on the phase fraction field, typically named alpha, is set to waveAlpha:

<patch>
{
    type            waveAlpha;
    values          <initial value>;
}

and the velocity field, typically named U, to waveVelocity:

<patch>
{
    type            waveVelocity;
    values          <initial value>;
}

Further information

Source code:

• $FOAM_SRC/waveModels

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