Experimental Solitons

Abstract

The goal of this research project was to study instabilities and long-time evolution of water wavetrains induced by gravitation and surface tension, i.e. gravity-capillary waves or ripples, which have frequencies in the range of 5-50 Hz on clean deep water. The research project was heavily experimental, requiring concomitant development of laboratory apparatus. This equipment was purchased and installed during the period of this contract, and it was used in the later portion of the research program. First, developments of the ripple laboratory are summarized. Second, some results obtained during the early period of the contract are described. Third, some results obtained during the later period of the contract that exploited the newer laboratory apparatus are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1988
Accession Number
ADA222450

Entities

People

  • J. Hammack

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Analog Signals
  • Capillary Waves
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Deep Water
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Observation
  • Organic Materials
  • Photography
  • Surface Tension
  • Two Dimensional
  • Water
  • Water Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.