Affiliation:
1. Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
2. Southeast University
Abstract
A two dimensional semi-implicit finite volume free-surface ocean model(FVFOM2D) based on unstructured C-grid is built, in which the momentum equation is discretized on the faces of each cell, the continuity equation is discretized on the cell. The model is discretized by semi-implicit finite volume method, in that the free-surface is semi-implicit and the bottom friction is implicit, thereby removing stability limitations associated with the surface gravity wave and friction. The remaining terms in the momentum equations are discretized explicitly by integral finite volume method and second order Adams-Bashforth method. The performance of the present model to simulate tidal flow in a geometrically complex domain is examined by simulation of tidal currents in Pear River Estuary.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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