Author(s): Michael Isaacson
Linked Author(s): Michael Isaacson
Keywords: No Keywords
Abstract: The motions of a segmented wave generator corresponding to a specified wave field have generally been calculated on the basis of the "snake principle. " The present paper describes a numerical method for predicting the wave field produced by a segmented wave generator undergoing specified motions. The approach used is based on linear diffraction theory and utilizes a point source representation of the generator segments and any reflecting walls that are present. Results are presented for specified wave generator motions in a rectangular basin with and without partial sidewalls. In contrast to the snake principle, the method is able to account for wave reflection and diffraction and appears to predict the generated wave field realistically.
Year: 1989