Laboratory PIV Measurements of Wave Breaking on Beach

Olivier Kimmoun (1) , Hubert Branger (2) , Betrand Zucchini (2)

1 EGIM - Ecole Generaliste d'Ingénieur de Marseille
2 IRPHE - Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre

Experiment were conducted in the ESIM wave tank in Marseilles in order to study the space/time evolution of the flow field under waves breaking on an 1/15 beach slope. Fluid particles velocities were measured at different depths, before, during and after the breaking event using the Particle Imaging Velocimetry (PIV) technique. The mean and fluctuant components of the flow were calculated.

Mots clés: wave breaking

Domaines: Mécanique des fluides [physics.class-ph]; Mécanique des fluides [physics.class-ph]; Océan, Atmosphère

Olivier Kimmoun, Hubert Branger, Betrand Zucchini. Laboratory PIV Measurements of Wave Breaking on Beach. International offshore and polar engineering conference, 2004, Toulon, France. p. 293-298. ⟨hal-00084407⟩