Numerical simulation of wave-structure interaction around an obstacle

Abstract

In this work, we study a turbulent two-phase free surface flow around an obstacle in unsteady regime. A dynamic study relating to the formation of coherent vortex structures enables us to determine the shape of the flow and to clarify its main characteristics (shear layer, recirculation and reattachment). We determine first the dynamic structure of the flow through a numerical approach using the computer code ANSYS Fluent (closure model is k-ε). In the second part we study the impact of these vortices on such configurations. A series of numerical simulations have been conducted to further verify the applicability of this model for wave simulations interaction with vortex structures of various shapes.