An experimental study of surfactant effects on spilling breakers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 567, Issue , 2006, Pages 433-455

  Liu, Xinan ^a   Duncan, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; ELASTICITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY; WATER WAVES;

CAPILLARY WAVES; SPILLING BREAKERS; SURFACE-PRESSURE ISOTHERM; WAVE CREST;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; ELASTICITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY; WATER WAVES;

BREAKWATER; CAPILLARY WAVE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FROUDE NUMBER; RIPPLE; SURFACTANT; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

EID: 33750203502     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006002011     Document Type: Article

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