Wave-induced collisions of thin floating disks

• Main Authors: Yiew, Lucas J., Bennetts, L. G., Meylan, M. H., Thomas, G. A., French, B. J.
• Other Authors: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences; Cryosphere; Hydrology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81285; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47461
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Collisions between two thin floating disks forced by regular water waves are studied for a range of wave amplitudes and lengths, using laboratory wave basin experiments and a mathematical model. Three collision regimes are identified from the experiments in terms of collision frequency and strength,...