An efficient model for transient surface waves in both finite and infinite water depths

China Ocean Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-472

  Ning, De Zhi ^a   Teng, Bin ^a   Zang, Jun ^b   Liu, Shu Xue ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focused waves; Fully nonlinear; Higher order boundary element method; Image Green function; Infinite water depth

Indexed keywords

FOCUSED WAVES; FULLY NONLINEAR; HIGHER-ORDER BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGE GREEN FUNCTION; INFINITE WATER DEPTH;

DOMAIN WALLS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; RIVERS; SIMULATORS; SURFACE WAVES;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70350726742     PISSN: 08905487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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