Experimental study on vertical distribution of rip current

Chang Chengshu; Zou Zhili; Wang Yan; Yan Sheng

doi:10.12284/hyxb2021183

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Chang Chengshu，Zou Zhili，Wang Yan, et al. Experimental study on vertical distribution of rip current[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2021, 43(12)：82–91 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2021183

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Chang Chengshu，Zou Zhili，Wang Yan, et al. Experimental study on vertical distribution of rip current[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2021, 43(12)：82–91 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2021183

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Chang Chengshu，Zou Zhili，Wang Yan, et al. Experimental study on vertical distribution of rip current[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2021, 43(12)：82–91 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2021183

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Experimental study on vertical distribution of rip current

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2021183

The State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

Received Date: 2020-10-03
Rev Recd Date: 2020-12-30

Available Online: 2021-12-07

Publish Date: 2021-12-30

Abstract

Abstract

The vertical distribution of rip current formed by the cross wave field near a groin is studied through the physical model experiment with regular and irregular waves and the characteristics of the distribution for transverse, longitudinal velocities and velocity vector at each measurement section are examined. The measurement is along the center line of the depth-average velocity profile in the rip channel. The influence of the position of the node and antinode point relative to the channel centerline is considered. The results of time-average and time-dependent values of rip curent velocity are analysed, and it is found that the longitudinal velocity has stable mean values for different lengths of time spans considered, but this is not the case for the transverse velocity. Due to the effect of rip current instablity, the latter has different mean values for different lengths time spans. This leads to different three-dimensional distribution characteristics of velocity vector over different time spans. However, there are some common points among the results of the different time spans, this includes, most of the velocity vectors at measurement sections deflect towards the groin, which reflects the influence of the groin; the vertical distribution of longitudinal velocity at different measurement sections all follow the power law.
- rip current,
- vertical distribution,
- sandbar coast,
- rip channel

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