A SYSTEM FOR THE GENERATION AND MEASUREMENT OF CAPILLARY-GRAVITY WAVES.

Abstract

It is the purpose of the report to describe in some detail a method for the laboratory generation of surface waves for which the effect of surface tension as a restoring force is comparable to that of gravity. Particular attention is paid to the stability of the amplitude and frequency of the waves generated. A wave probe, nominally of the familiar capacitance type, for the measurement of the waves produced is described. An inexpensive, but ultra-linear highly sensitive transistorised detector has been developed, and the circuit description and operation are included here. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0693114

Entities

People

  • L. F. Mcgoldrick

Organizations

  • University of Chicago

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Capacitance
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Measurement
  • Surface Tension
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.