Numerical and Experimental Study on the Bragg Reflection of Water Waves by Multiple Vertical Thin Plates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Mathematical Formulation
3. Numerical Solutions
4. Numerical Results and Discussion
4.1. Validation of the Present Method
4.2. Definition of the Characteristics of Bragg Reflection
4.3. Effects of the Number of Plates
4.4. Effects of the Immerged Depth of Plates
4.5. Effects of the Spacing of Plates
5. Model Experiments
5.1. Set-Up and Procedure
5.2. Comparison of Results
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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N | 2L/λ 1 | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | -- | 0.42 | -- |
2 | 1.04 | 0.65 | 0.71~1.24 |
3 | 0.96 | 0.79 | 0.74~1.14 |
4 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.75~1.09 |
d/h | 2L/λ | ||
---|---|---|---|
0.3 | 1.03 | 0.39 | 0.81~1.19 |
0.5 | 0.96 | 0.79 | 0.74~1.14 |
0.7 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.63~1.10 |
L/h | 2L/λ | ||
---|---|---|---|
2.0 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.64~1.08 |
3.0 | 0.96 | 0.79 | 0.74~1.14 |
4.0 | 0.99 | 0.60 | 0.76~1.16 |
Parameter | Unit | Value |
---|---|---|
Water depth h | m | 0.3 |
Wavelength λ | m | 1.769~3.075 |
Wave steepness ε | -- | 0.003 |
Wave period T | s | 1.2~1.9 |
Wave height H | mm | 5~9 |
Number of plates N | -- | 1, 2, 3 |
Immerged depth d | m | 0.12, 0.15, 0.18 |
Spacing of plates L | m | 1.2 |
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Ding, W.-W.; Yue, W.-Z.; Sheng, S.-W.; Wu, J.-P.; Zou, Z.-J. Numerical and Experimental Study on the Bragg Reflection of Water Waves by Multiple Vertical Thin Plates. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101464
Ding W-W, Yue W-Z, Sheng S-W, Wu J-P, Zou Z-J. Numerical and Experimental Study on the Bragg Reflection of Water Waves by Multiple Vertical Thin Plates. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2022; 10(10):1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101464
Chicago/Turabian StyleDing, Wei-Wei, Wan-Zhen Yue, Song-Wei Sheng, Jing-Ping Wu, and Zao-Jian Zou. 2022. "Numerical and Experimental Study on the Bragg Reflection of Water Waves by Multiple Vertical Thin Plates" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 10: 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101464