Research in Non-Linear Water Waves

Abstract

The work carried out under this grant was a study of the effect of shear in air and water on the stability and structure of non-linear surface waves and the generation of waves by wind. The results have been or will be published in 4 papers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1991
Accession Number
ADA251919

Entities

People

  • P. G. Saffman

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Capillary Waves
  • Deep Water
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluids
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Instability
  • Mathematics
  • Shear Flow
  • Surface Tension
  • Surface Waves
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Water
  • Water Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.