Mass, momentum and energy flux in water waves
- 1 January 1962
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 12 (1) , 135-147
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112062000099
Abstract
This paper gives a direct derivation of some results obtained by Longuet-Higgins & Stewart (1960, 1961) on the amplitude variation of waves propagating on a non-uniform stream. The derivation raises a number of subtle points in the use of the equations of conservation of mass, momentum and energy. These points are of general interest and are discussed in detail with other applications, since they do not seem to have been pointed out previously.Keywords
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