A new method for the generation of second-order random waves

For the generation of second-order random waves in a flume the control signal for the wave board has to be correct up to second order. An expression for this control signal is derived with the perturbation method of multiple scales. It is much less complex and requires less computation time than the expressions obtained from the full second...

Vertical structure of the flow due to waves and currents - Laser-doppler flow measurements for waves following or opposing a current

Changes in the mean horizontal-velocity profile in combined wave-current motion, outside the bottom boundary-layer, are essential for the correct prediction of cross-shore sediment transport outside the surf zone and the transport of dissolved matter, e.g. Klopman (1992). To be able to verify mathematical and numerical models (see Klopman, 1992)...

Secondary circulation of the flow due to waves - Laser-doppler flow measurements following or opposing a current

Previous measurements (e.g., Klopman, 1994) have shown that in the centre-line of the flume the mean horizontal velocity profile in waves fol/owing the current bends back in the upper region of the water column compared to the current alone case. For waves opposing the current the opposite behaviour was found . In order to explain this behaviour...