Analysis of Tidal Inlet Stability

Bachelor thesis (2016)

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Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 Guo, L.
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22-08-2016

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Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics

Abstract

The main goal of this project is to predict the in uence of non-uniform basin depths on the stability of single inlet systems. This is achieved by making use of Escoffier's principle, which poses a relationship between the relative water flow velocity in an inlet and the rate of change of its cross-sectional area. To this end, a thorough analysis is performed on the equations that govern water motions, principially the linearised shallow water equations. An analytic solution is obtained, and some results are simulated in MATLAB.