8/28/2011 ch (OE11 008!

Wave Hydrodynamics: Assignment 2

Praveen Kumar

OE 5030 Wave hydrodynamics

Assignment 2: Obtaining Dynamic Free surface condition For Linear wave theory -BVP formu ation!
"he #ynamic $ree sur$ace condition (#%&'(! $or the )oundary va*ue +ro)*em $ormu*ated to so*ve $or the +otentia* $unction in the ,inear Wave theory is o)tained )y the a++*ying the 'ernou**i-s E.uation on the $ree sur$ace o$ the /ave0 Assuming the standard notations $or various +arameters1

"he 'ernou**i-s e.uation is1

P

1 2 + ( ) + gz = c(t ) t 2

213

A++*ying 'ernou**i-s e.uation at $ree sur$ace1 456(71t!0

P

1 + ( ) 2 + gz = c( t ) t 2 z=

223

8n the a)ove e.uation the +otentia* $unction ( x , z , t ) can )e chosen so that c (t ) can )e e*iminated0

8/28/2011 ch (OE11 008!

Wave Hydrodynamics: Assignment 2

Praveen Kumar

A*so considering the atmos+heric +ressure acting on the $ree sur$ace as neg*igi)*e1 /e can +ut P500 "he e. 223 reduces to1
f ( x, z, t )
z=

1 + ( ) 2 + gz = 0 t 2 z=

293

:o/ e7+anding the a)ove $unction using "ay*or series at 4500

f ( x, z, t ) z = = f ( x , z , t ) z =0 + f ( x, z, t ) z

(:eg*ecting higher order derivatives

z= 0

o$ $! 80e01
1 1 1 2 2 2 + ( ) + gz = + ( ) + gz + + ( ) + gz = 0 t 2 t 2 z t 2 z =0 z = z =0 1 2 + ( ) + gz = 0 t 2 z =0

1 1 2 2 i0e1 + ( ) + gz = + ( ) + gz + z t 2 z = t 2 z =0

With the assum+tion o$ the /ave am+*itude to )e sma**1 the ve*ocities and the other higher order terms )ecome insigni$icant0 8n other /ords1

< 1 ( ) 2 << 1,
"hen1

2 << 1 tz

2;3

1 2 + ( ) + gz = + gz + [ gz ] z =0 = + g = 0 z t 2 z = t z =0 t z =0

Hence the dynamic $ree sur$ace condition reduces to1

+ g = 0 t z =0

1 g t

At 450

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