Contents of Swan Course
Foreword
Theory of irregular waves
regular waves
spectrum
Phase-resolving models, diffraction
action balance equation
ray equations
propagation terms
source terms
details of source terms
Wind input term
Surf breaking
Whitecapping
Bottom friction
Output of source terms
Output facilities of Swan
nonlinear interaction terms
Installation of Swan and the GUI
Preparation of a series of Swan runs
essential data
nesting procedures
lateral boundary conditions
physics
obstacles
output
numerical methods, general and wave models
Dimensionality (general)
Boundaries of the grid (general)
Discrete step sizes in the grid (general)
Iterative processes (general)
Nesting (general)
Validation of the model (general)
Dimensionality of a Swan model
Choice of computational region and boundary conditions (Swan)
Choice of step sizes (Swan)
Numerical diffusion
the garden sprinkler effect
Iterative behaviour of Swan
Nesting with SWAN
Validation of SWAN results
How to run Swan on a Windows system
Running stand-alone Swan
Running Swan with the GUI
Interpretation of the results of a Swan run
Numerical errors
Iteration
a study of iterative behaviour
OPGraph control file to get iteration graph
Errors in input fields
Physical effects
Diffraction
comparison of Swan results and observations
control file for Swan run F01b
© 2012: Nico Booij
Swan Course
Contents
Preparation
Running Swan
Interpretation
Setup
Background documentation