Ebook: Waves and Nonlinear Processes in Hydrodynamics

In December 1994 Professor Enok Palm celebrated his 70th birthday and retired after more than forty years of service at the University of Oslo. In view of his outstanding achievements as teacher and scientist a symposium entitled "Waves and Nonlinear Processes in Hydrodynamics" was held in his honour from the 17th to the 19th November 1994 in the locations of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo. The topics of the symposium were chosen to cover Enok's broad range of scientific work, interests and accomplishments: Marine hydrodynamics, nonlinear wave theory, nonlinear stability, thermal convection and geophys­ ical fluid dynamics, starting with Enok's present activity, ending with the field where he began his career. This order was followed in the symposium program. The symposium had two opening lectures. The first looked back on the history of hydrodynamic research at the University of Oslo. The second focused on applications of hydrodynamics in the offshore industry today.

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Waves and Nonlinear Processes in Hydrodynamics contains thirty-one papers by international experts in hydrodynamics, based on talks at a symposium held in honour of Professor Enok Palm on his 70th birthday. The volume begins with two review papers on the history of hydrodynamic research at the University of Oslo and on engineering applications of hydrodynamics in the offshore industry. It continues with recent developments in marine hydrodynamics, nonlinear wave-diffraction, wave drift damping, nonlinear wave theory, breaking of waves, effect of surface tension on wave motion, nonlinear stability, thermal convection, turbulence, stratified flows, particle drift and dispersion, self-organization, damping of waves in kelp forests and ocean modelling.
This edited volume will be valuable reading for researchers, engineers and students interested in hydrodynamics and its many different applications.

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Waves and Nonlinear Processes in Hydrodynamics contains thirty-one papers by international experts in hydrodynamics, based on talks at a symposium held in honour of Professor Enok Palm on his 70th birthday. The volume begins with two review papers on the history of hydrodynamic research at the University of Oslo and on engineering applications of hydrodynamics in the offshore industry. It continues with recent developments in marine hydrodynamics, nonlinear wave-diffraction, wave drift damping, nonlinear wave theory, breaking of waves, effect of surface tension on wave motion, nonlinear stability, thermal convection, turbulence, stratified flows, particle drift and dispersion, self-organization, damping of waves in kelp forests and ocean modelling.
This edited volume will be valuable reading for researchers, engineers and students interested in hydrodynamics and its many different applications.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Brief Historical Account of Hydrodynamic Research at the University of Oslo....Pages 3-14
Hydrodynamics in Industry. Some Examples with Special Emphasis on Marine Applications....Pages 15-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Two Fragments of a Method for Fully Nonlinear Simulations of Water Waves....Pages 37-50
Analysis of Non-Linear Wave-Body Interactions Using Finite Elements....Pages 51-62
On the Motion of a Rigid Body in Non-Uniform Flows....Pages 63-70
Interaction Between Waves and Slowly Rotating Floating Bodies....Pages 71-82
Experiences from Comparing Theory with Environmental and Platform Data....Pages 83-90
Nonlinear Scattering of Long Waves by a Vertical Cylinder....Pages 91-102
Mathematical Aspects of the Cauchy-Poisson Problem in Three Dimensions....Pages 103-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Finite Elements for the Boussinesq Wave Equations....Pages 117-126
Continuous Bores on a Viscous Fluid Down an Incline....Pages 127-137
Refraction of Solitons and Wave Jumps....Pages 139-150
Effect of Film Elasticity on Drift Currents Induced by Growing Waves....Pages 151-164
A Resonating Triad of Gravity—Capillary Waves on a Long Gravity Wave....Pages 165-176
Breaking of Ocean Waves and Downshifting....Pages 177-190
Surface Tension Gradient-Driven Wave Motion in Shallow Liquid Layers....Pages 191-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Bifurcation Sequences in Problems of Thermal Convection and of Plane Couette Flow....Pages 209-226
On the Steady Flow in a Cell Created by a Double-Diffusive Convection Instability....Pages 227-238
Double-Diffusive Experiments....Pages 239-254
Role of Non-Wave-Like Disturbances in Transition....Pages 255-266
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Behaviour of a Nonlinear Convective Oscillator as Modified by Sub- and Super-Critically Unstable Hopf Bifurcations....Pages 267-278
Waves and Secondary Flows in Stratified Gas/Liquid Duct Flow....Pages 279-290
Transient Free Convection in a Horizontal Porous Cylinder with a Sudden Change in Wall Temperature....Pages 291-302
Rayleigh-B?nard Convection with Weak Shear Flow: Absolute and Convective Instabilities....Pages 303-314
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Experiments on Turbulence in Stratified Rotating Flows....Pages 317-330
The Flow Generated in a Stratified Fluid by the Motion of a Flat Horizontal Disk....Pages 331-341
Models of Drift and Dispersion in Tidal Flows....Pages 343-354
Self-Organization Phenomena in 2D-Flows....Pages 355-363
A New Paradigm for River Plume Mixing....Pages 365-370
Wave Attenuation due to Bottom Vegetation....Pages 371-382
Modelling Mesoscale Features in the Ocean....Pages 383-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-402

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Waves and Nonlinear Processes in Hydrodynamics contains thirty-one papers by international experts in hydrodynamics, based on talks at a symposium held in honour of Professor Enok Palm on his 70th birthday. The volume begins with two review papers on the history of hydrodynamic research at the University of Oslo and on engineering applications of hydrodynamics in the offshore industry. It continues with recent developments in marine hydrodynamics, nonlinear wave-diffraction, wave drift damping, nonlinear wave theory, breaking of waves, effect of surface tension on wave motion, nonlinear stability, thermal convection, turbulence, stratified flows, particle drift and dispersion, self-organization, damping of waves in kelp forests and ocean modelling.
This edited volume will be valuable reading for researchers, engineers and students interested in hydrodynamics and its many different applications.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Brief Historical Account of Hydrodynamic Research at the University of Oslo....Pages 3-14
Hydrodynamics in Industry. Some Examples with Special Emphasis on Marine Applications....Pages 15-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Two Fragments of a Method for Fully Nonlinear Simulations of Water Waves....Pages 37-50
Analysis of Non-Linear Wave-Body Interactions Using Finite Elements....Pages 51-62
On the Motion of a Rigid Body in Non-Uniform Flows....Pages 63-70
Interaction Between Waves and Slowly Rotating Floating Bodies....Pages 71-82
Experiences from Comparing Theory with Environmental and Platform Data....Pages 83-90
Nonlinear Scattering of Long Waves by a Vertical Cylinder....Pages 91-102
Mathematical Aspects of the Cauchy-Poisson Problem in Three Dimensions....Pages 103-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Finite Elements for the Boussinesq Wave Equations....Pages 117-126
Continuous Bores on a Viscous Fluid Down an Incline....Pages 127-137
Refraction of Solitons and Wave Jumps....Pages 139-150
Effect of Film Elasticity on Drift Currents Induced by Growing Waves....Pages 151-164
A Resonating Triad of Gravity—Capillary Waves on a Long Gravity Wave....Pages 165-176
Breaking of Ocean Waves and Downshifting....Pages 177-190
Surface Tension Gradient-Driven Wave Motion in Shallow Liquid Layers....Pages 191-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Bifurcation Sequences in Problems of Thermal Convection and of Plane Couette Flow....Pages 209-226
On the Steady Flow in a Cell Created by a Double-Diffusive Convection Instability....Pages 227-238
Double-Diffusive Experiments....Pages 239-254
Role of Non-Wave-Like Disturbances in Transition....Pages 255-266
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Behaviour of a Nonlinear Convective Oscillator as Modified by Sub- and Super-Critically Unstable Hopf Bifurcations....Pages 267-278
Waves and Secondary Flows in Stratified Gas/Liquid Duct Flow....Pages 279-290
Transient Free Convection in a Horizontal Porous Cylinder with a Sudden Change in Wall Temperature....Pages 291-302
Rayleigh-B?nard Convection with Weak Shear Flow: Absolute and Convective Instabilities....Pages 303-314
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Experiments on Turbulence in Stratified Rotating Flows....Pages 317-330
The Flow Generated in a Stratified Fluid by the Motion of a Flat Horizontal Disk....Pages 331-341
Models of Drift and Dispersion in Tidal Flows....Pages 343-354
Self-Organization Phenomena in 2D-Flows....Pages 355-363
A New Paradigm for River Plume Mixing....Pages 365-370
Wave Attenuation due to Bottom Vegetation....Pages 371-382
Modelling Mesoscale Features in the Ocean....Pages 383-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-402
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