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dc.contributor.authorRauter, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorKofler, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorHuber, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorFellin, Wolfgang
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-10T07:02:02Z
dc.date.available2018-12-10T07:02:02Z
dc.date.created2018-08-07T11:59:11Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationGeoscientific Model Development. 2018, 11 (7), 2923-2939.
dc.identifier.issn1991-959X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2576706
dc.description.abstractNumerical models for dense snow avalanches have become central to hazard zone mapping and mitigation. Several commercial and free applications, which are used on a regular basis, implement such models. In this study we present a tool based on the open-source toolkit OpenFOAM® as an alternative to the established solutions. The proposed tool implements a depth-integrated shallow flow model in accordance with current practice. The solver combines advantages of the extensive OpenFOAM infrastructure with popular models from the avalanche community. OpenFOAM allows assembling custom physical models with built-in primitives and implements the numerical solution at a high level. OpenFOAM supports an extendable solver structure, making the tool well-suited for future developments and rapid prototyping. We introduce the basic solver, implementing an incompressible, single-phase model for natural terrain, including entrainment. The respective workflow, consisting of meshing, pre-processing, numerical solution and post-processing, is presented. We demonstrate data transfer from and to a geographic information system (GIS) to allow a simple application in practice. The tool chain is based entirely on open-source applications and libraries and can be easily customised and extended. Simulation results for a well-documented avalanche event are presented and compared to previous numerical studies and historical data.
dc.description.abstractfaSavageHutterFOAM 1.0: depth-integrated simulation of dense snow avalanches on natural terrain with OpenFOAM
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectAvalanche-RnD
dc.subjectSnøskred-FoU
dc.titlefaSavageHutterFOAM 1.0: depth-integrated simulation of dense snow avalanches on natural terrain with OpenFOAM
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.source.pagenumber2923-2939
dc.source.volume11
dc.source.journalGeoscientific Model Development
dc.source.issue7
dc.identifier.doi10.5194/gmd-11-2923-2018
dc.identifier.cristin1600163
cristin.unitcode7452,3,3,0
cristin.unitnameRisiko, Skredgeoteknikk og Klimatilpasning
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