Energy transfer from wind to waves

dc.contributor.authorBalachandran, Balakumaren
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-26T20:10:02Zen
dc.date.available2021-10-26T20:10:02Zen
dc.date.issued1986en
dc.description.abstractThe growth rate function is necessary to determine the energy transfer from wind to waves. Analytically, the growth rate function is determined from the Phillips model, for which the mean velocity profile over water surface is important. The analytical model of Phillips using logarithmic form of the mean velocity profile has not been successful. In the present study, two different mean velocity profile models have been used. One of them, based on a mixing length formulation, is found to be appropriate. This profile is related to the sea state, through two approaches, thus enabling the growth rate function from the analytical model to be linked to the sea state. The growth rate function obtained from the analytical model, using this profile, is found to be comparable to that obtained from empirical relations based on pressure measurements when a correction is made to one of the Phillips coefficients.en
dc.description.degreeM.S.en
dc.format.extentxii, 71 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/106075en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 15801910en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1986.B357en
dc.subject.lcshWind wavesen
dc.subject.lcshWinds -- Measurementen
dc.titleEnergy transfer from wind to wavesen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAerospace Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en

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