A discussion on "Numerical computations of resonant sloshing using the modified isoAdvector method and the buoyancy-modified turbulence closure model" [Appl. Ocean Res. (2019), 93, article no. 101829, doi:10.1016.j.apor.2019.05.014]

TL;DR

This paper discusses and clarifies previous research on numerical methods for simulating resonant sloshing and turbulence modeling beneath surface waves, addressing mischaracterizations and providing insights into turbulence closure models.

Contribution

It offers a critical discussion clarifying misconceptions about turbulence modeling in resonant sloshing simulations and compares different numerical approaches.

Findings

Clarifies mischaracterizations of turbulence models

Highlights differences between numerical methods

Provides insights into turbulence closure stability

Abstract

A discussion on Li et al. (2019) [Numerical computations of resonant sloshing using the modified isoAdvector method and the buoyancy-modified turbulence closure model. Appl. Ocean Res. 93, article no. 101829, DOI:10.1016.j.apor.2019.05.014] is provided. Some mis-characterizations regarding the work of Larsen and Fuhrman (2018) [On the over-production of turbulence beneath surface waves using Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes models. J. Fluid Mech. 853, 419-460, DOI:10.1017/jfm.2018.577], on stabilizing two-equation turbulence closures beneath surface waves, are clarified.