Andrea Vacca
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Andrea Vacca has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Andrea Del Gaudio
University of Naples Federico II
1 shared publication - Angelo Leopardi
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Meccanica, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, EUT+—European University of Technology, Via G. Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, Italy
1 shared publication - Cristiana Di Cristo
Sezione INFN di Napoli
1 shared publication - Francesco De Paola
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
1 shared publication - Giovanni La Forgia
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Meccanica (DICeM), University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 20 October 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in Environmental Sciences Proceedings
- Vol. 21 (1) , 23
Experimental Investigation and Numerical Evaluation of the Free Surface of a Dam Break Wave in the Presence of an Obstacle
Tsunamis, impulse waves, and dam break waves have a high impact on nearby areas. Scaled experiments allow us to deeply understand the hydrodynamic features of these unsteady flows and, equally, to validate numerical models. The study shows the experimental set-up and the preliminary results of the tests performed at the Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory of the University of Naples “Federico II”. We set up a 3 m long Perspex tank in order to generate dam break waves by a pneumatic gate removal. Two high-speed CCD (charge-coupled device) cameras were used to characterize the wavefront celerity and the free surface profile. Five pressure transducers were installed on a vertical wall, located at the end of the channel, in order to sample the force extent of the surge. The results of the numerical simulations realized through the depth-integrated model were compared with experimental data.
- 20 October 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in Environmental Sciences Proceedings
- Vol. 21 (1) , 23
Open AccessExperimental Investigation and Numerical Evaluation of the Free Surface of a Dam Break Wave in the Presence of an Obstacle
Tsunamis, impulse waves, and dam break waves have a high impact on nearby areas. Scaled experiments allow us to deeply understand the hydrodynamic features of these unsteady flows and, equally, to validate numerical models. The study shows the experimental set-up and the preliminary results of the tests performed at the Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory of the University of Naples “Federico II”. We set up a 3 m long Perspex tank in order to generate dam break waves by a pneumatic gate removal. Two high-speed CCD (charge-coupled device) cameras were used to characterize the wavefront celerity and the free surface profile. Five pressure transducers were installed on a vertical wall, located at the end of the channel, in order to sample the force extent of the surge. The results of the numerical simulations realized through the depth-integrated model were compared with experimental data.