Numerical Investigation of Floating Breakwater Effect on Coastal Waves Attenuation by Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method

Waves influence on breakwaters is vital for Prediction of harbors design. Floating breakwaters can be installed, displaced and can be used again in different conditions, even deep waters. But floating breakwaters are useful for special periods due to their complicated reaction to dynamic response of wave transmission. In this study, by an incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics method in three steps, coastal waves effect has been investigated on a pair of floating breakwaters and combination of floating-submerged breakwater. The floating breakwater behavior is assumed as a massspring system and the influences of inhibitor system tension and wind on the breakwater are neglected. For the validation, the oscillation amplitude variations are compared between the incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics results and experimental model which yields to a good adaptability. Breakwater hydrodynamic behavior is investigated versus the sinus-shaped wave different periods, less than 3 seconds. Based on results, using floating breakwater is optimized in wave period of lower than 2 seconds and The presence of a floating breakwaters in the vicinity of the immersion breakwaters helps to stabilize the pressure and reduce the fluctuations. It is also concluded that Floating breakwaters with heave displacement are better than floating breakwaters that are in sway motion.