Surface Waves Enhance Particle Dispersion

We study the horizontal dispersion of passive tracer particles on the free surface of gravity waves in deep water. For random linear waves with the JONSWAP spectrum, the Lagrangian particle trajectories are computed using an exact nonlinear model known as the John–Sclavounos equation. We s...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Farazmand, Themistoklis Sapsis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Fluids
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/4/1/55