(Institute for System Programming of the RAS, 2017) Gomez Valentin, Manuel; Sánchez Cordero, Esteban Remigio; Bladé Castellet, Ernest
This paper presents a 3D numerical analysis of flow field patterns in a dam break
laboratory scale by applying the numerical code based on Finite Volume Method (FVM),
OpenFOAM. In the numerical model the turbulence is treated with RANS methodology and
the VOF (Volume of Fluid) method is used to capture the free surface of the water. The
numerical results of the code are assessed against experimental data. Water depth and
pressure measures are used to validate the numerical model. The results demonstrate that the
3D numerical code satisfactorily reproduce the temporal variation of these variables.
