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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/22921| Title: | Wave-height prediction for wave generators in shallow water |
| Authors: | Galvin, Cyril J. (Cyril Jerome), 1935- |
| Keywords: | Water waves--Measurement |
| Publisher: | Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical memorandum;no. 4 |
| Abstract: | Abstract: The height of waves generated by displacement type wave generators in shallow water is approximately equal to times an appropriate dimension of the wave generator. S is the stroke of the wave generator, L is the wave length given by small-amplitude theory, and the wave generator dimension is measured perpendicular to S. This relation agrees with the hydrodynamic theory for piston and flap-type wave generators over the range of relative depths usually used in coastal engineering experiments, and it agrees with data from four piston-type and two plunger-type wave generators for depths satisfying the condition < 1. This method of wave-height prediction can shorten the time spent on many coastal engineering experiments. |
| Description: | Technical Memorandum |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/22921 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Memorandum |
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| CERC Technical Memorandum No 4.pdf | 4.58 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |