The effects of surfactants on a mechanically generated plunging breaker are studied experimentally in a laboratory wave tank. Waves are generated using a dispersively focused wave packet with a characteristic wavelength of
An experimental study of the dynamics and droplet production in three mechanically generated plunging breaking waves is presented in this two-part paper. In the present paper (Part 2), in-line cinematic holography is used to measure the positions, diameters (
- PAR ID:
- 10483876
- Publisher / Repository:
- Journal of Fluid Mechanics
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- Journal Name:
- Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Volume:
- 967
- ISSN:
- 0022-1120
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- A36
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Wave breaking, air/sea interactions
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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