Article Dans Une Revue Coastal Engineering Année : 2025

Breaking onset and breaking strength of focused wave packets: Linear prediction model and nonlinear numerical simulations

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The possibility of predicting the occurrence of wave breaking and the intensity of the breaking events using linear wave models is investigated. For this purpose, a new linear breaking onset criterion is proposed, based on the definition of a linear-equivalent wave, which has the same energy and impulse as the associated nonlinear wave. The strength of breaking is characterized by the parameter introduced by Derakhtiet al. (2018) and we derive an empirical law to estimate the breaking strength from the linear-equivalent wave model. The predictive ability of this criterion is assessed through comparisons with results of fully nonlinear potential flow simulations, for focused wave packets of various characteristics. For the considered configurations, the proposed approach is able to predict the onset and strength of breaking with good accuracy.

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hal-04985886 , version 1 (17-03-2026)

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Florian Hulin, Marc Prevosto, Alan Tassin, Jean-François Filipot, Nicolas Jacques, et al.. Breaking onset and breaking strength of focused wave packets: Linear prediction model and nonlinear numerical simulations. Coastal Engineering, 2025, 197, pp.104660. ⟨10.1016/j.coastaleng.2024.104660⟩. ⟨hal-04985886⟩
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