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Model description paper
| 
23 Jul 2018
Model description paper |
| 23 Jul 2018
| 23 Jul 2018
faSavageHutterFOAM 1.0: depth-integrated simulation of dense snow avalanches on natural terrain with OpenFOAM
Matthias Rauter
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Division of Geotechnical and Tunnel Engineering, Institute of
Infrastructure, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Department of Natural Hazards, Austrian Research Centre for Forests
(BFW), Innsbruck, Austria
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo,
Norway
Andreas Kofler
Department of Natural Hazards, Austrian Research Centre for Forests
(BFW), Innsbruck, Austria
Andreas Huber
Division of Hydraulic Engineering, Institute of
Infrastructure, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Wolfgang Fellin
Division of Geotechnical and Tunnel Engineering, Institute of
Infrastructure, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Short summary
We present a physical model for the simulation of dense snow avalanches and other gravitational mass flows. The model is solved with OpenFOAM, a popular open-source toolkit for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. The solver has a modular design and is easy to extend. Therefore, it represents an ideal platform for implementing and testing new model approaches.
We present a physical model for the simulation of dense snow avalanches and other gravitational...
