Velocity field in a steady breaker
- 1 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 111 (-1) , 421-437
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112081002449
Abstract
An experimental investigation is described of the velocity field in a steady, spillingtype breaker, generated on a steady current by a submerged hydrofoil. Velocities have been measured with a laser–doppler system, and analysed with respect to mean and r.m.s. values as well as Reynolds stresses. The results indicate that the turbulent flow field downstream of the initiation of the separation at the surface resembles that in a self-similar turbulent wake.Keywords
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