Evaluating the performance of the RANS turbulence models for simulating wave propagation over a submerged breakwater using openfoam

The present work is to evaluate the performance of RANS turbulence models for simulating regular wavepropagation over a submerged breakwater using open-source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software OpenFOAM. numerical results four (k-ε model, k-ω SST buoyancy-modified and stabilized model) are compared with published experimental data free surface elevations velocities at gauges. Moreover, turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) assessed between models. Results show that model predictions agree very well data, although still significant differences two Therefore, these should be used in future interaction waves breakwaters.