Publications from L. de Wit where TUDflow3D was used
Various Wit, L. de, (2024) Detailed CFD simulations of sediment and water, SWZ Maritime, Dredging special Feb 2024
Wit, L. de, C. van Rhee, A.J. Bliek (2020) Can surface turbidity plume generation near a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger be predicted? Terra et Aqua September
Kirichek, A., K. Cronin, L. de Wit (2020) Water Injection Dredging Quick-Assessment Tools for Predicting the Plume Dispersion and Sediment Distribution After Dredging Processes, China Dredging
Wit L. de (2015). 3D CFD modelling of overflow dredging plumes. Ph.D. Thesis, Delft University of Technology, Delft.
Radermacher, M., Van der Goot, F., Rijks, D. and Wit, L. de (2013), The Art of Screening, Effectiveness of Silt Screens, Terra et Aqua
Journal publications and book chapters (peer-reviewed)
Wit, L. de, C. A. Mosca, F.A. Buschman, L. Jaksic, E. van der Deijl, T. van der Biezen (2025), Accurate Determination of Far-Field Source Terms of Barge Overflow Dredge Plumes Based on Near-Field Monitoring and Modeling, J. Waterway, Port, Coastal, Ocean Eng., 2025, 151(2): 04024026, https://doi.org/10.1061/JWPED5.WWENG-2134
van der Eijk M, Plenker D, Hendriks E and de Wit L (2024) Modeling the hydrodynamic wake of an offshore solar array in OpenFOAM. Front. Energy Res. 12:1434356. https://doi.org./10.3389/fenrg.2024.1434356.
Helmons R, de Wit L, de Stigter H and Spearman J (2022) Dispersion of Benthic Plumes in Deep-Sea Mining: What Lessons Can Be Learned From Dredging?. Front. Earth Sci. 10:868701. https://doi.org./10.3389/feart.2022.868701.
Kirichek, Alex, Katherine Cronin, Lynyrd de Wit, and Thijs van Kessel. (2022). Advances in Maintenance of Ports and Waterways: Water Injection Dredging. Sediment Transport - Recent Advances. IntechOpen. https://doi.org./10.5772/intechopen.98750.
Alhaddad, S., de Wit, L., Labeur, R. J., & Uijttewaal, W. (2020). Modeling of Breaching-Generated Turbidity Currents Using Large Eddy Simulation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(9), 728. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8090728
Radermacher M., De Wit L. , Winterwerp J.C. & Uijttewaal W.S.J. (2016), Efficiency of hanging silt screens in crossflow. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 142 (1).
Wit, L. de, van Rhee, C. (2014), Testing an improved artificial viscosity advection scheme to minimise wiggles in large eddy simulation of buoyant jet in crossflow, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 92(3):699 - 730. DOI:10.1007/s10494-013-9517-1
Wit, L. de, G. Keetels and C. van Rhee (2014), Turbulent interaction of a buoyant jet with crossflow, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 140(12). DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000935
Wit, L. de, van Rhee, C. & Talmon, A. Influence of important near field processes on the source term of suspended sediments from a dredging plume caused by a trailing suction hopper dredger: the effect of dredging speed, propeller, overflow location and pulsing. Environ Fluid Mech 15, 41–66 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-014-9357-0
Wit, L. de, A.M. Talmon and C. van Rhee, (2014), 3D CFD simulations of trailing suction hopper dredger plume mixing: comparison with field measurements, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 88:34 - 46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.08.042.
Wit, L. de, A.M. Talmon and C. van Rhee (2014), 3D CFD simulations of trailing suction hopper dredger plume mixing: a parameter study of near field conditions influencing the suspended sediment source flux, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 88:47 - 61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.08.043.
Conference publications
Veldhuizen, R., J. Kranenborg, L. de Wit, M. van Rooij (2025) Measurements and CFD modelling of Scour Around an On-Site Submerged Offshore Energy Storage Solution, ICSE12 International Conference on Scour and Erosion Measurements_and_CFD_modelling_of_Scour_Around_an_On_site_Submerged_Offshore_Energy_Storage_Solution.pdf
Wit, L. de, T. van Kessel, E. Hupkes, R. Lievens, D. van Keulen, Q. Bi, F. Buschman, F. Bisschop, E. Hendriks (2025), Where Does the Sediment Go After Release Potential of an Alternative Release Location With Reduced Sailing Distance, Proceedings XXIV WODCON San Diego
Wit, L. de, D. Plenker, Y. Broekema (2023) 3D CFD LES process-based scour simulations with morphological acceleration, ICSE11 International Conference on Scour and Erosion https://www.issmge.org/publications/publication/3d-cfd-les-process-based-scour-simulations-with-morphological-acceleration
Wit, L. de, R. van Weerdenburg, T. van der Biezen, C.A. Mosca (2022), 3D CFD modelling of barge filling and overflow dredging plume to determine the far-field source term, Proceedings of the 23th World Dredging Conference WODCON XXIII, Copenhagen, Denmark
Wit, L. de, E. ten Brummelhuis & A. Talmon (2022), 3D CFD modelling of water injection dredging including mud rheology, Proceedings of the 23th World Dredging Conference WODCON XXIII, Copenhagen, Denmark
Wit, L. de, K. Cronin, A. Kirichek, T. van Kessel (2021), Detailled modelling and monitoring of WID as an efficient harbor siltation maintenance strategy, Proceedings of INTERCOH Delft, the Netherlands
Wit, L. de, (2019). 3D CFD modelling of hopper sedimentation, CEDA Dredging Days, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Wit, L. de, W. Snip (2016), Determination of backfill for sand placement near a trench, Proceedings NCK days
De Wit, L., Bliek, A.J., and Van Rhee, C. (2015) Determination of the sediment source flux from dredging by CFD simulations. E-proceedings of the 36th IAHR World Congress, 28 June – 3 July, 2015, The Hague, the Netherlands.
Wit, L. de and C. Van Rhee (2013), Large Eddy Simulations of pulsed buoyant jet in crossflow, 14th European Turbulence Conference, Lyon (France)
Wit, L. de and C. Van Rhee (2013), Detailed full scale simulations of near field overflow plume mixing, Proceedings of the 20th World Dredging Conference (WODCON XX), Brussels (Belgium)
Radermacher, M., Van der Goot, F., Rijks, D. and Wit, L. de (2013), The Art of Screening, Effectiveness of Silt Screens, Proceedings of the 20th World Dredging Conference (WODCON XX), Brussels (Belgium)
Wit, L. de and C. van Rhee (2012). Testing different advection schemes for coarse high Re LES simulations of jet in crossflow and coflow. Proceedings of ETMM9, Thessaloniki (Greece)
Wit, L de (2010). Near field 3d CFD modelling of overflow plumes. In J Dobson (Ed.), Proceedings of the 19th world dredging congres (pp. 712-723). Beijing,China: Chida. (CHIDA best paper award from CEDA Region)