Vortices are unloved by all bridge builders.
- They produce vibrations
- Hinder smaller boats
- Modify the river bed
A customer from Austria came with plans for a new 6-lane highway bridge over the Danube River.
We tackled the problem with Telemac-3D and Telemac-AD. Look at the first pictures: The first picture shows the final, calibrated model.
But before the prognoses comes the calibration:
The key to success is a good advection scheme! The key to avoid eddies behind the bridge is a fin before the bridge! Read more in our paper, linked in the section below.
Read More:
KESSLER, C. MERKEL, U. 2016. Vortex streets behind bridge piers -Studies with Telemac-2D/3D & Telemac-AD. In: Proceedings of the XXIIIrd TELEMAC-MASCARET User Conference 2016, Paris, France