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Waves on a stream of finite depth which has a velocity defect near the free surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

P. L. Betts
P. L. Betts
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
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Abstract

The conditions under which stationary waves may exist on a stream of water of finite depth are investigated theoretically for the case of a current which is uniform except for a constant defect in velocity in a region near the free surface. The analysis is extended to provide a two-dimensional theory for the surface profile induced by a simplified model of a hovering craft. The relevance of this work to the use of high speed flumes is discussed, and an example demonstrates the importance of the velocity distribution near the free surface.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 41 , Issue 3 , 29 April 1970 , pp. 509 - 521
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© 1970 Cambridge University Press

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