@misc{10481/62431,
year = {2020},
month = {4},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62431},
abstract = {This research identified the types of wave breaker on a non-overtoppable, smooth
and impermeable 1:10 slope under regular waves. Experimental tests were carried out in the
Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction Flume of the Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research
(University of Granada). Using the experimental space [log(h/L)–log(H/L)] and the alternate slope
similarity parameter [χ = log (h/L H/L)], a complete set of breaker types was identified. Four types of
wave breaker were then added to Galvin’s classification. Our results showed that the value of the
Iribarren number was not sufficient to predict the expected type of wave breaker on the slope. Except
for spilling and early plunging breakers, no biunivocal relationship was found between Ir and the
type of breaker. The data obtained in the physical model were further enriched with the results of
the flow characteristics and the wave energy transformation coefficients obtained with the IH-2VOF
numerical model on a 1:10 impermeable slope. This research study, presented in this paper, showed
that the Iribarren number is not a convenient wave breaking similarity parameter.},
organization = {This research was supported by the research group TEP-209 (Junta de Andalucía) and by two projects:
(1) “Protection of coastal urban fronts against global warming–PROTOCOL” (917PTE0538), (2) “Integrated
verification of the hydrodynamic and structural behavior of a breakwater and its implications on the investment
project–VIVALDI” (BIA2015-65598-P) and (3) “Laboratory testing and knowledge transfer for the development of
sustainable strategies for marine energy harvesting (SUSME)” (PCI2019-103565).},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Wind waves},
keywords = {Breaker type},
keywords = {Breakwaters},
keywords = {Similarity parameter},
keywords = {Experimental tests},
title = {Wave Breaker Types on a Smooth and Impermeable 1:10 Slope},
doi = {doi:10.3390/jmse8040296},
author = {Moragues Gómez, María Victoria and Clavero Gilabert, María and Losada Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel},
}