Impact analysis of different axis layouts of detached breakwater on flow and sediment transport

Abstract

An incorporation and application of a two-dimensional, unstructured grid hydrodynamic model with a suspended sediment transport module is presented in the study. The model has a satisfactory verification with available measured data. After the verification, the variation of tidal current field and the seabed evolution are simulated. Based on the simulation results, the paper compares and analyzes the effects of different axis layouts of detached breakwater on flow field and seabed evolution. The results show that after the construction of the breakwater, the flow velocity of the both sides of the breakwater decreases, the flow velocity of the east entrance increases, and the erosion and siltation of sediment are consistent with the change of the flow field. In addition, the smaller the angle between the breakwater axis and the depth contour is, the smaller the impact on the change of the tidal current field and sediment erosion and siltation is.