Wave-and current-dominated combined orthogonal flows over fixed rough beds

C Faraci, RE Musumeci, M Marino, A Ruggeri… - Continental Shelf …, 2021 - Elsevier
Orthogonal wave-current interaction often occurs in coastal regions, when waves approach
the shoreline near-orthogonally and longshore currents are present. Notwithstanding its …

Numerical study of the hydrodynamics of waves and currents and their effects in pier scouring

M Quezada, A Tamburrino, Y Niño - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The scour around cylindrical piles due to codirectional and opposite waves and currents is
studied with Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations via REEF3D numeric …

Waves plus currents crossing at a right angle: near-bed velocity statistics

C Faraci, P Scandura, RE Musumeci… - Journal of Hydraulic …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Wave–current flow over a bottom covered with different roughness elements was analysed
to provide new insights into the statistical properties of the near-bed velocity. Experimental …

Investigation of morphological changes in the tamsui river estuary using an integrated coastal and estuarine processes model

TC Hsieh, Y Ding, KC Yeh, RK Jhong - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study is to investigate morphological changes in the Tamsui River Estuary in Taiwan
driven by multiple physical processes, such as river flows, tides, waves, and storm surges …

Experimental investigation on sea ripple evolution over sloping beaches

C Petrotta, C Faraci, P Scandura, E Foti - Ocean Dynamics, 2018 - Springer
This paper reports on a wave flume experimental campaign carried out to investigate the
appearance, the growth and the migration of small scale bedforms on a sloping sandy bed …

Turbulent features of nearshore wave–current flow

M Marino, C Faraci, B Jensen, RE Musumeci - Ocean Science, 2024 - os.copernicus.org
Waves and currents influence nearly all nearshore physical processes. Their complex
interaction gives birth to complex turbulence features that are far from being completely …

Bottom profile evolution of a perched nourished beach

C Faraci, P Scandura, E Foti - … of waterway, port, coastal, and ocean …, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
The evolution of a toe-protected nourished beach, located at Belvedere Marittimo (Italy), was
investigated by means of both a physical model and a numerical morphological approach …

Wave-induced oscillatory flow over a sloping rippled bed

C Faraci, P Scandura, C Petrotta, E Foti - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the findings of an experimental analysis aimed at investigating the flow
generated by waves propagating over a fixed rippled bed within a wave flume are reported …

Wave-current flow and vorticity close to a fixed rippled bed

A Ruggeri, RE Musumeci, C Faraci - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
An experimental study of wave and current interaction over ripples is presented in this
paper. The campaign was carried out at the shallow water tank at the Danish Hydraulic …

Temporal modulation of turbulence structure over progressive erosion boundary under influence of wave current combined flow

S Hansda, VK Das, K Debnath - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - Springer
The action of wave dominated flow on river bank leads to retreatment of the bankline thereby
causing intense erosion issues. The understanding of the bank erosion process …