(Picture of 20 degree barrier blocking a wave)

Solving 2D SWE in PyClaw with zero width barriers: flat, diagonal, slanted (~20 degree) barriers

The setup files are named barrier_flat.py , barrier_diagonal.py , and barrier_slanted.py.

The file barrier_flat.py runs an example of horizontal barrier just off grid edge by distance of 0.2 * dx with a dam break producing an oblique wave.

The file barrier_diagonal.py runs an example of diagonal barrier (45 degree to the grid) with a dam break producing a radial wave headed towards the barrier. In barrier_diagonal.py there are two options (one commented out) for bathymetric setting, one being flat and the other being a sloping beach. Note that around the barrier in the sloping beach example the bathymetry is flat.

The file barrier_slanted.py runs an example of slanted barrier as an example of arbitrarily angled barrier (~20 degree to the grid) with a dam break producing a planar wave headed towards the barrier. The bathymetry is flat. To run barrier_slanted.py you need the data (in .txt) in the data directory, to be in the same directory as this setup file.

The solver and object/class files required to run the examples are in "PyClaw_hbox2D" repo.