Numerical modeling of wave-current interaction with the use of a two-way coupled system

The Dutch Flood Defense Act prescribes the assessment of the safety level of Dutch primary sea and flood defenses every six years. To asses if the required level of security of the sea and flood defenses is guaranteed, first the Hydraulic Boundary Conditions (HBC) which the sea and flood defenses are exposed to, have to be determined. At the...

Sharp bend flow: Comparison of Delft3D-FLOW with LES and measurements for sharp bends

For a proper management of rivers and river bends in particular, it is important to have good models to predict the flows through bends. It is important that those developed models are well validated with measurements to demonstrate the usefulness of the models. This research is a validation of the Delft3D-FLOW model which is a model that is...

The Amsterdam Bosbaan: A top-class rowing course?

The Amsterdam rowing course 'The Bosbaan ' does not meet the requirements for international championships. The major concern is that under certain wind conditions, there is an unfairness between the racing lanes of the course, which is called lane difference. Lane differences in rowing contests are caused by inequalities in wind velocities, flow...