Breaking Waves in the Ocean and around Ships

A wide ranging summary of research on ocean and ship breaking waves carried out within the Ocean Engineering Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara (OEL), beginning in 1985, is presented in a coherent fashion. Emphasis is given to the role of naturally arising wave modulations in their crucial effect on wave breaking, as well as on the essential role which wave breaking plays in wave evolution. The OEL criterion for the onset of wave deformation and breaking is discussed and its mathematical derivation is given; its experimental validation through surface orbital velocity measurements is reviewed. The recent development of a gridless numerical simulation method for the study of post breaking wave flows is discussed, and examples of splashing flows are given, including bores, and bow breaking waves produced by a Wigley hull. Comparison with laboratory and field observations are made whenever possible.

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  • http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10189
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• Corporate Authors:

  Office of Naval Research

  Department of the Navy, 800 North Quincy Street
  Arlington, VA  United States  22217

  Bassin d'Essais des Carenes

  Chaussee du Vexin
  Val-de-Reuil,   France  27100

  National Research Council

  Naval Studies Board, 500 5th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Tulin, M P
  • Landrini, M
• Discussers:
  • Beck, B
• Conference:
  • Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics
  • Location: Val de Reuil , France
  • Date: 2000-9-17 to 2000-9-22
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 713-745
• Monograph Title: Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hulls; Hydrodynamics; Laboratory studies; Ocean waves; Ships; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Breaking waves
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01369715
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309254670
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 2012 9:05AM