Properties

  • Regular waves

Model equations

The wave height is modelled by the equation:

\[\eta = \frac{H}{2} \cos (k x -\omega t + \phi)\]

Where:

\(H\)
wave height
\(k\)
wave number
\(\omega\)
angular frequency
\(\phi\)
phase shift
\(t\)
time

Default model coefficients

Usage

Inlet patch example

<patch>
{
    alpha           alpha.water;
    waveModel       StokesI;
    nPaddle         1;
    waveHeight      0.05;
    waveAngle       0.0;
    rampTime        3.0;
    activeAbsorption yes;
    wavePeriod      3.0;
}

Further information

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