Effect of small floating disks on the propagation of gravity waves

Autor:	De Santi, Francesca, Olla, Piero
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Physics - Fluid Dynamics Physics - Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Zdroj:	Fluid Dyn. Res.; 49, 025512 (2017)
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	A dispersion relation for gravity waves in water covered by disk-like impurities embedded in a viscous matrix is derived. The macroscopic equations are obtained by ensemble-averaging the fluid equations at the disk scale in the asymptotic limit of long waves and low disk surface fraction. Various regimes are identified depending on the disk radii and the thickness and viscosity of the top layer. Semi-quantitative analysis in the close-packing regime suggests dramatic modification of the dynamics, with orders of magnitude increase in wave damping and wave dispersion. A simplified model working in this regime is proposed. Possible applications to wave propagation in ice-covered ocean is discussed and comparison with field data is provided. Comment: 30 pages, 7 figures
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.05631 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv