This study conducted numerical simulations using LES-WASS-3D ver. 2.0 to analyze the seawater intrusion characteristics of the incident waves in a coastal aquifer. LES-WASS-3D directly analyzed the nonlinear interaction between the seawater and freshwater in a coastal aquifer, as well as the wave-current interaction in the coastal area. First, the LES-WASS-3D results were compared with the existing experimental results for the mean water level under wave action in the coastal aquifer and seawater penetration into the coastal aquifer. The mean water level, shape and position of the seawater-freshwater interface, and intrusion distance were well implemented in the results. This confirmed the validity and effectiveness of LES-WASS-3D. The overall seawater penetration distance increases in the coastal aquifer as a result of wave set-up and run-up in the swash zone caused by continuous wave actions, and it increases with the wave height and period. Furthermore, a numerical verification was performed by comparing the suggested existing structure and newly suggested curtain wall as a measure against seawater penetration. An existing underground dam showed a better effect with increased height. Additionally, the suggested curtain wall had a better effect when the embedded depth was increased.
A numerical analysis was performed to analyze the solitary wave control mechanism of a submerged horizontal plate (SHP). A two-dimensional numerical wave tank (NWT), which uses a wave generation method that generates a stable solitary wave, was employed for the numerical analysis. To verify the effectiveness of the NWT, the waveform measured around the SHP was compared to the calculated waveform. Moreover, the approximate and the calculated waveforms were compared in order to examine whether the solitary wave was stably generated. The results of comparison and verification showed that the deformation of the solitary wave by SHP was reproduced with high accuracy in the calculation, while the calculated waveform of NWT also showed a high degree of matching with the approximate waveform. The solitary wave breaking on the SHP satisfied the existing threshold condition A 0 /h c > 0.827-0.833, but breaking did not occur even under the condition A 0 /h c =1.2 when the width of the SHP was small. Accordingly, the wave height attenuation of the solitary wave occurred rapidly in a breaking condition. In a non-breaking condition, the energy gradually decreased due to the vorticity and turbulence around the boundary of the SHP, resulting in a gradual attenuation of the solitary wave.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.