A method to implement the random signals for time varying offshore wave height during storm condition in an intra-wave period wave model

• Published in: Volume 2: Ocean Engineering and Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology
• Main Authors: Zhu, Yuliang, Pan, Shunqi, Fernando, Premanandan T., Zhou, Xiaoyan
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2006
• Subjects: TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering; Palling; Arctic
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/37649/; https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2006-92435

In this paper, a method to implement the surface elevation at the offshore boundary during storm conditions is presented in the intra-wave period wave model. At storm condition, the offshore incident significant wave height is time varying. In the case of time varying incident wave height, the JONSWAP energy spectrum can be manipulated as follows: H 1/3 2 s(f). s(f) is the energy density function for a unit wave height. During a storm event not only the offshore boundary significant wave heights but also the peak frequency varies. If we choose a mean peak frequency during a storm event, s(f) can be calculated for the mean peak frequency for the storm event. The amplitudes of the component waves for the random signals are calculated from the unit energy density function s(f), and the phase angle of the component wave, So we can numerically generate surface elevation time series for the time varying offshore wave heights. The method was verified in the intra-wave period wave model using field measurements at Sea Palling site Norfolk UK.