Solitary Wave Diffraction around Large Cylinder
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
- Vol. 109 (1) , 121-127
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-950x(1983)109:1(121)
Abstract
The diffraction of a solitary wave around a vertical surface-piercing circular cylinder is described to a first approximation, and the resulting forces on the cylinder are calculated. This represents a limiting case of a cnoidal wave diffraction solution given previously, and in order to treat this limit the incident wave is represented in terms of a Fourier integral rather than a Fourier series. The maximum force coefficient and the dimensionless runup depend on a single parameter which replaces the usual diffraction parameter. A criterion for diffraction to be significant for shallow water waves is established and depends upon both the diffraction parameter as well as the additional parmater used here.Keywords
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- Shallow Wave Diffraction around Large CylinderJournal of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division, 1977