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A note on the total reflexion or transmission of surface waves in the presence of parallel obstacles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

D. V. Evans
D. V. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, England
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Abstract

It is shown how a two-dimensional surface wave can be either totally reflected or totally transmitted in the presence of two parallel vertical barriers each containing a small gap. Total transmission of a surface wave past obstacles has been known to occur in many situations in water-wave theory, but total reflexion is a comparatively new phenomenon which could be of practical use in the design of breakwaters.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , 11 February 1975 , pp. 465 - 472
Copyright
© 1975 Cambridge University Press

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