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Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Wave Field Around a Circular Island with the Presence of Weak Currents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

Ming-Chung Lin ,
Chao-Min Hsu ,
Shou-Cheng Wang  and
Chao-Lung Ting
Ming-Chung Lin*
Affiliation:
Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, R.O.C.
Chao-Min Hsu*
Affiliation:
Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, R.O.C.
Shou-Cheng Wang*
Affiliation:
Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, R.O.C.
Chao-Lung Ting*
Affiliation:
Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, R.O.C.
*
*Prof.
**Ph.D. Student
***Master
****Assoc. Prof.
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Abstract

This study elucidated the complicated phenomena of wave refraction and diffraction around a circular island due to random incident waves traveling with a current. Various combinations of random incident wave and current conditions were used to investigate the wave height distributions around a circular island numerically and experimentally. Numerical calculations were carried out based on the theory derived by Lin & Hsu [1]. According to the results, it shows that numerical calculations can predict experimental data quantitatively well.

Keywords

RefractionDiffractionRandom incident waveCurrentMild-slope equation
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , March 2002 , pp. 35 - 42
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2002

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