Abstract: An analysis is presented of the formation and motion of turbulent pressure patches under the transition boundary layer on a flat plate in a zero pressure gradient. The shape of the patch on ...

Abstract: It is common practice by wave energy conversion technologists to estimate long-term wave energy potentials at both offshore and coastal sites by using established wind-wave spectral formulas. It ...

Abstract: An analysis of a self-propelled Backward-Bent Duct Barge (BBDB) wave energy conversion system operating at an averaged forward speed is presented. The energy required to propel the system is a ...

Abstract: Results of an experimental study of the turbulence-induced random vibrations of a thin metal ribbon show that an interaction between the vibrating surface and the turbulence exists which results ...

Abstract: Results of an experimental study of a counter-rotating turbine operating on a pneumatic wave energy conversion system are presented. The vertical capture chamber of the water column of the ...

Abstract: The problem of active, or driven, panel motions of marine vehicles altering the turbulent boundary layer properties is discussed. The coherent (vorticular) structures in a turbulent boundary layer ...