CIEG 672 Syllabus

CIEG 672 Water Wave Mechanics, Fall 2003
Suggestions for research projects

Investigation of relative efficiency of various numerical solutions of the dispersion relation for linear water waves.
One person
Extending an existing time-dependent mild-slope equation solver to include the terms related to rapidly varying depth.
Probably two people
Constructing a visualization of the surface pattern for intersecting wave trains of slightly different frequencies.
One person
Visualization of various wave diffraction phenomena. Diffraction by cylinders, semi-infinite or segmented breakwaters, etc.
Several people - each concentrating on one item.
Solving the linear wave boundary value problem by a series solution - modern extensions of Boussinesq theory
One person

kirby@udel.edu
October 15, 2003