WATER WAVES FROM UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS IN SHALLOW WATER, PART I: A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR WAVES IN CONSTANT DEPTH AND IN SHOALING WATER.

Abstract

Theoretical predictions of the water waves generated by explosions in shallow water--wave propagation at constant depth and wave amplification in shoaling water--are presented based on the pulsation of a gas-filled right circular cylinder. At constant depth, the waves are asymmetric with respect to the still water level and have a primary orbital oscillatory motion which is dispersive in nature and a secondary rectilinearly oscillatory seiche-like motion with a much longer period. In shoaling water, specific waves in the incident wave train are found to have specific amplification factors. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0684473

Entities

People

  • Hsiang Wang

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplification
  • Explosions
  • Fluids
  • Gases
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Shallow Water
  • Underwater Explosions
  • Water
  • Water Waves
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris