ARTÍCULO DE CONFERENCIA
Three-dimensional numerical analysis of a dam-break using OpenFOAM
Fecha
2017Registro en:
00000000000
2220-6426
10.15514/ISPRAS-2017-29(6)-20
Autor
Gomez Valentin, Manuel
Sanchez Cordero, Esteban Remigio
Bladé Castellet, Ernest
Institución
Resumen
This paper presents a 3D numerical analysis of flow field patterns in a dam break
laboratory scale by applying the numerical code based on Finite Volume Method (FVM),
OpenFOAM. In the numerical model the turbulence is treated with RANS methodology and
the VOF (Volume of Fluid) method is used to capture the free surface of the water. The
numerical results of the code are assessed against experimental data. Water depth and
pressure measures are used to validate the numerical model. The results demonstrate that the
3D numerical code satisfactorily reproduce the temporal variation of these variables.