11.6.

2 Computational Results
In environmental fluid mechanics, there is increased interest in the simulation of
a surge propagating on a rough, porous, and inclined bed that is initially dry. The
applications range from wetting and drying of flood plains and tidal flats, to dam-
break and levee-break analysis, to wave run-up in beaches, to flash floods, and
surface irrigation. All of the aforementioned problems become of critical
importance in view of climate change and extreme weather events. The
challenge encountered by the MAC method is associated with bed slopes varying
drastically in both magnitude and sign.
Fig. 11.18 shows the simulation of a surge propagating on an inclined bed. The
surge is guided into the channel by means of a confined flow section between
two parallel horizontal plates. This ensures that fully developed flow enters the
channel, and guards against the possibility of a regressive depression wave
interfering with the upstream boundary. The plates are separated by a
dimensionless distance equal to 1 unit. The plate length is equal to 2 units, and
the total length of the channel is equal to 16 units. The spatial
discretization increment in the horizontal direction is 0.5, and in the vertical is
0.025. The fluid viscosity is equal to 0.04, and the gravitational constant is equal
to 1. The bottom slope of the channel is equal to 0.05. A constant inflow rate is
applied for t>0. The inflow velocity distribution is parabolic with a maximum
velocity equal to 2. The Froude number based on the maximum velocity and
plate distance is equal to 2, and the corresponding Reynolds number is equal to
50.