Title | Gravitational mode calculation of basins discretized by orthogonal curvilinear grids |
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Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
Year of Publication | 2003 |
Authors | Beltrami, G.M., Bargagli A., and Briganti R. |
Journal | Ocean Engineering |
Volume | 30 |
Pagination | 833-853 |
ISSN | 00298018 |
Keywords | boundary condition, Boundary conditions, Curvilinear grids, eigenvalue, Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, Gravitational effects, Numerical methods, numerical model, Ocean engineering, shallow-water equation, Vectors |
Abstract | This paper presents a simple and straightforward method for carrying out the direct numerical solution of the eigenvalue problem associated to the homogeneous linear shallow-water equations expressed using orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, when 'adiabatic' boundary conditions apply. These equations, together with the boundary conditions, define a self-adjoint problem in the continuum. The method presented here, which is thought for calculating the 2-D theoretical gravity modes of both natural and artificial basins, relies on a change of basis of the dependent variable vector. This preliminary transformation makes it, in fact, possible to formulate two different numerical approaches which guarantee the self-adjoint property of the discrete form of the system consisting of the governing equations and the boundary conditions. The method is tested using a square and a fully circular domain, both of which allow comparisons with well-known analytical and numerical solutions. Discretizing the physical domain of a fully circular basin by a cylindrical coordinate grid makes it possible to show the actual efficiency of the method in calculating the theoretical gravity modes of basins discretized by a boundary-following coordinate grid which allows laterally variable resolution. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Notes | cited By 4 |
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DOI | 10.1016/S0029-8018(02)00079-3 |
Citation Key | Beltrami2003833 |