Gravity wave Subject

Rossby radius of deformation Fundamental parameter for rotating fluids subject to gravitational restoring forces. It is defined as the gravity-wave phase speed divided by the Coriolis parameter. When a disturbance displaces the atmosphere away from an equilibrium state, the ratio of the Rossby radius to the horizontal length scale of the disturbance determines the character of the adjustment toward equilibrium. 

Wave action, currents, and gravity processes define the particular features of the redistribution of the bottom sediments, their zonation, and the existence of coarse-grained matter in the near-shore zone subjected to wave action, and of the fine-grained fraction beyond this zone at greater depths. Unusual features in the bottom sediment distribution may be caused by the activity of turbidity flows and landslide processes, which distort the general regularities of the lithological zonation. 

Heat Transfer Correlations for External Condensation. Although the complexity of condensation heat transfer phenomena prevents a rigorous theoretical analysis, an external condensation for some simple situations and geometric configurations has been the subject of a mathematical modeling. The famous pioneering Nusselt theory of film condensation had led to a simple correlation for the determination of a heat transfer coefficient under conditions of gravity-controlled, laminar, wave-free condensation of a pure vapor on a vertical surface (either flat or tube). Modified versions of Nusselt s theory and further empirical studies have produced a list of many correlations, some of which are compiled in Table 17.23. 

The displacements experienced by the gravity structure should be acceptable when subjected to maximum wave and wind forces. 

In addition to wave-induced forces, the float collar is also subjected to gravity, buoyancy, and mooring line forces. The gravity acting on the mini-segment can be written as ... 

Shkadov, V. Y. (1967). Wave flow regimes of a thin layer of viscous fluid subject to gravity. Fluid Dynamics 1 43-51. 

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