Hydro-morphodynamics 2D modelling using a discontinuous Galerkin discretisation
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Author(s)
Clare, Mariana CA
Percival, James R
Angeloudis, Athanasios
Cotter, Colin J
Piggott, Matthew D
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The development of morphodynamic models to simulate sediment transport accurately is a challenging process that is becoming ever more important because of our increasing exploitation of the coastal zone, as well as sea-level rise and the potential increase in strength and frequency of storms due to a changing climate. Morphodynamic models are highly complex given the non-linear and coupled nature of the sediment transport problem. Here we implement a new depth-averaged coupled hydrodynamic and sediment transport model within the coastal ocean model Thetis, built using the code generating framework Firedrake which facilitates code flexibility and optimisation benefits. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first full morphodynamic model including both bedload and suspended sediment transport which uses a discontinuous Galerkin based finite element discretisation. We implement new functionalities within Thetis extending its existing capacity to model scalar transport to modelling suspended sediment transport, incorporating within Thetis options to model bedload transport and bedlevel changes. We apply our model to problems with non-cohesive sediment and account for effects of gravity and helical flow by adding slope gradient terms and parametrising secondary currents. For validation purposes and in demonstrating model capability, we present results from test cases of a migrating trench and a meandering channel comparing against experimental data and the widely-used model Telemac-Mascaret.
Date Issued
2021-01-01
Date Acceptance
2020-10-30
Citation
Computers and Geosciences, 2021, 146, pp.1-13
ISSN
0098-3004
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1
End Page
13
Journal / Book Title
Computers and Geosciences
Volume
146
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000598910100001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Grant Number
EP/R029423/1
EP/R007470/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Computer Science
Geology
Suspended and bedload transport
Discontinuous Galerkin
Finite element methods
Computational methods
Gravity and secondary current effects
Geomorphology
SEDIMENT-TRANSPORT
ALGORITHMS
TELEMAC
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 104658
Date Publish Online
2020-11-04