Author(s): Saeed-Reza Sabbagh-Yazdi; Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani; Saeed Sharbati
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Keywords: Tidal currents; Qeshm canal; Shallow water Equations; Finite volumes; NASIR Software
Abstract: The flow pattern in the QESHM canal is affected by two open boundary conditions at inlet and outlet of the canal in which are formed by tidal currents in the PERSIAN Gulf. In this paper, Hydrodynamic simulation of tidal currents in QESHM canal due to tidal fluctuations in HURMOZ Strait is presented. The utilized mathematical model consists of depth average equations of continuity and motion in two-dimensional horizontal plane which considering hydrostatic pressure distribution. The finite volume method is applied for converting the governing equations into discrete form for unstructured overlapping cell vertex control volumes. In order to reduce the unwanted errors and model stability during model running, the artificial viscosity was inserted to the source code of the model. Finally, the performance of the computer model to simulate tidal flow in a geometrically complex domain is examined by simulation of tidal currents.
Year: 2007