Breaker depth index

Predictive Formulas for Breaker Depth Index and Breaker Type Predictive formulas for breaker depth index and breaker type Camenen, Benoit LU and Larson, Magnus LU () In Journal of Coastal Research 23 (4). p.1028-1041. Mark; Abstract This study was undertaken to establish the most reliable breaker depth index formula that will yield satisfactory predictions for a wide range of hydraulic and beach conditions. determined the breaker depth index as γ b = 0.78 for a solitary wave traveling over a horizontal bottom. This value is commonly used in engineering practice as a first estimate of the breaker index. "Yb = breaker depth index lb = wave height at incipient breaking db = mean water depth at incipient breaking and Hb (4) in which Ob is the breaker height index. Early studies on breaker indices were conducted using solitary waves. McCowan (1891) theoretically determined the breaker depth index as In nature waves are irregular and random and using H rms as the measure of wave height, the maximum time-averaged value of the breaker index (<γ rms >) is in the range 0.35-0.8. The fact that wave heights within the surf zone are depth-limited means that wave heights approach a linear function of water depth.

5 Jun 2013 most basic of wave breaking parameters, the wave height and water depth, through the breaker index ratio, γb. However, given the complex

"Yb = breaker depth index lb = wave height at incipient breaking db = mean water depth at incipient breaking and Hb (4) in which Ob is the breaker height index. Early studies on breaker indices were conducted using solitary waves. McCowan (1891) theoretically determined the breaker depth index as In nature waves are irregular and random and using H rms as the measure of wave height, the maximum time-averaged value of the breaker index (<γ rms >) is in the range 0.35-0.8. The fact that wave heights within the surf zone are depth-limited means that wave heights approach a linear function of water depth.

A new formula is proposed to predict the breaker depth index with the best possible accuracy. Also, a discussion is included on the application of the formula to random waves and on the relationship between the breaker depth index and the Irribaren number to distinguish between different breaker types.

The breaker depth index H b =d b , is commonly used to define the wave height at breaking [39, 40]. At the break point, H b =d b ¼ 1:09, which is close to the theoretical value of 0.9 predicted

22 May 2017 It is usual to identify the depth where the waves start to “feel” the presence of breakers show larger breaking indexes than spilling breakers.

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Discussion of “A simple method to determine breaker height and depth for different deepwater wave height/length ratios and sea floor slopes”, by J.P. Le Roux [Coastal Engineering 54 (2007) 271

Predictive Formulas for Breaker Depth Index and Breaker Type