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=== Separation of variables for a free surface ===
 
=== Separation of variables for a free surface ===
  
The separation of variables equation for a free surface is  
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We use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_Variables separation of variables]
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{{separation of variables in two dimensions}}
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{{separation of variables for a free surface first part}}
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The above equation is a transcendental equation. If we solve for all roots in the complex plane we find that the first root is a pair of imaginary roots. We denote the imaginary solutions of this equation by <math>k_{0}=\pm ik \,</math> and
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the positive real solutions by <math>k_{m} \,</math>, <math>m\geq1</math>. The <math>k \,</math> of the imaginary solution is the wavenumber. We put the imaginary roots back into the equation above and use the hyperbolic relations
 
<center>
 
<center>
 
<math>
 
<math>
Z^{\prime\prime} + k^2 Z =0.
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\cos ix = \cosh x, \quad \sin ix = i\sinh x,
 
</math>
 
</math>
 
</center>
 
</center>
subject to the boundary conditions
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to arrive at the dispersion relation
 
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<center>
 
<math>
 
<math>
Z^{\prime}(-h) = 0
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\alpha = k\tanh kh.
 
</math>
 
</math>
 
</center>
 
</center>
and
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We note that for a specified frequency <math>\omega \,</math> the equation determines the wavenumber <math>k \,</math>.
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Finally we define the function <math>Z(z) \,</math> as
 
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<center>
 
<math>
 
<math>
Z^{\prime}(0) = \alpha Z(0)
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\chi_{m}\left(  z\right)  =\frac{\cos k_{m}(z+h)}{\cos k_{m}h},\quad m\geq0
</math>
 
</center>
 
We then use the boundary condition at <math>z=-h</math> to write
 
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<math>
 
Z = \frac{\cos k(z+h)}{\cos kh}
 
</math>
 
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The boundary condition at the free surface (<math>z=0</math>) is
 
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k\tan\left(  kh\right)  =-\alpha,
 
</math></center>
 
which is the [[Dispersion Relation for a Free Surface]]
 
We denote the
 
positive imaginary solution of this equation by <math>k_{0}</math> and
 
the positive real solutions by <math>k_{m}</math>, <math>m\geq1</math>.  We define
 
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<math>
 
\phi_{m}\left(  z\right)  =\frac{\cos k_{m}(z+h)}{\cos k_{m}h},\quad m\geq0
 
 
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</math>
 
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<center>
 
<center>
 
<math>
 
<math>
\int\nolimits_{-h}^{0}\phi_{m}(z)\phi_{n}(z) \mathrm{d} z=A_{n}\delta_{mn}
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\int\nolimits_{-h}^{0}\chi_{m}(z)\chi_{n}(z) \mathrm{d} z=A_{n}\delta_{mn}
 
</math>
 
</math>
 
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<center>
 
<center>
 
<math>
 
<math>
A_{n}=\frac{1}{2}\left(  \frac{\cos k_{n}h\sin k_{m}h+k_{n}h}{k_{n}\cos
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A_{n}=\frac{1}{2}\left(  \frac{\cos k_{n}h\sin k_{n}h+k_{n}h}{k_{n}\cos
^{2}k_{n}h}\right)
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^{2}k_{n}h}\right).
 
</math>
 
</math>
</center>.
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</center>

Latest revision as of 04:40, 16 June 2015

Separation of variables for a free surface

We use separation of variables

We express the potential as

[math]\displaystyle{ \phi(x,z) = X(x)Z(z)\, }[/math]

and then Laplace's equation becomes

[math]\displaystyle{ \frac{X^{\prime\prime}}{X} = - \frac{Z^{\prime\prime}}{Z} = k^2 }[/math]

The separation of variables equation for deriving free surface eigenfunctions is as follows:

[math]\displaystyle{ Z^{\prime\prime} + k^2 Z =0. }[/math]

subject to the boundary conditions

[math]\displaystyle{ Z^{\prime}(-h) = 0 }[/math]

and

[math]\displaystyle{ Z^{\prime}(0) = \alpha Z(0) }[/math]

We can then use the boundary condition at [math]\displaystyle{ z=-h \, }[/math] to write

[math]\displaystyle{ Z = \frac{\cos k(z+h)}{\cos kh} }[/math]

where we have chosen the value of the coefficent so we have unit value at [math]\displaystyle{ z=0 }[/math]. The boundary condition at the free surface ([math]\displaystyle{ z=0 \, }[/math]) gives rise to:

[math]\displaystyle{ k\tan\left( kh\right) =-\alpha \, }[/math]

which is the Dispersion Relation for a Free Surface

The above equation is a transcendental equation. If we solve for all roots in the complex plane we find that the first root is a pair of imaginary roots. We denote the imaginary solutions of this equation by [math]\displaystyle{ k_{0}=\pm ik \, }[/math] and the positive real solutions by [math]\displaystyle{ k_{m} \, }[/math], [math]\displaystyle{ m\geq1 }[/math]. The [math]\displaystyle{ k \, }[/math] of the imaginary solution is the wavenumber. We put the imaginary roots back into the equation above and use the hyperbolic relations

[math]\displaystyle{ \cos ix = \cosh x, \quad \sin ix = i\sinh x, }[/math]

to arrive at the dispersion relation

[math]\displaystyle{ \alpha = k\tanh kh. }[/math]

We note that for a specified frequency [math]\displaystyle{ \omega \, }[/math] the equation determines the wavenumber [math]\displaystyle{ k \, }[/math].

Finally we define the function [math]\displaystyle{ Z(z) \, }[/math] as

[math]\displaystyle{ \chi_{m}\left( z\right) =\frac{\cos k_{m}(z+h)}{\cos k_{m}h},\quad m\geq0 }[/math]

as the vertical eigenfunction of the potential in the open water region. From Sturm-Liouville theory the vertical eigenfunctions are orthogonal. They can be normalised to be orthonormal, but this has no advantages for a numerical implementation. It can be shown that

[math]\displaystyle{ \int\nolimits_{-h}^{0}\chi_{m}(z)\chi_{n}(z) \mathrm{d} z=A_{n}\delta_{mn} }[/math]

where

[math]\displaystyle{ A_{n}=\frac{1}{2}\left( \frac{\cos k_{n}h\sin k_{n}h+k_{n}h}{k_{n}\cos ^{2}k_{n}h}\right). }[/math]