| dc.description.abstract | For ocean application, a High Order Spectral (HOS) method is studied. Different from
most application of HOS method which use initial value problem to investigate the spectrum
evolution, embedded wave generation is implemented to assess the HOS method
with the wave tank experiments. The HOS method is also extended for non-uniform
bathymetry to handle wave steepening during propagation from deep to shallow water.
The enchancement of rogue wave occurence due to bottom topography is studied by considering
irregular waves propagation over a sloping bottom. Furthermore, the increasing
use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in ship and offshore structure analysis requires
an accurate water particle kinematics for the input. Therefore, the calculation of
water particle kinematics is investigated. | |
