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Generation of solitary waves by transcritical flow over a step

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 August 2007

R. H. J. GRIMSHAW ,
D.-H. ZHANG  and
K. W. CHOW
R. H. J. GRIMSHAW
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK
D.-H. ZHANG
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
K. W. CHOW
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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Abstract

It is well-known that transcritical flow over a localized obstacle generates upstream and downstream nonlinear wavetrains. The flow has been successfully modelled in the framework of the forced Korteweg–de Vries equation, where numerical and asymptotic analytical solutions have shown that the upstream and downstream nonlinear wavetrains have the structure of unsteady undular bores, connected by a locally steady solution over the obstacle, which is elevated on the upstream side and depressed on the downstream side. Inthispaper we consider the analogous transcritical flow over a step, primarily in the context of water waves. We use numerical and asymptotic analytical solutions of the forced Korteweg–de Vries equation, together with numerical solutions of the full Eulerequations, to demonstrate that a positive step generates only an upstream-propagating undular bore, and a negative step generates only a downstream-propagating undular bore.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 587 , 25 September 2007 , pp. 235 - 254
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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