BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Creating a Shallow-Water Wave Environment - David Aknin\, Imperial
  College London
DTSTART:20150605T120000Z
DTEND:20150605T130000Z
UID:TALK59181@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Antoine Debugne
DESCRIPTION:The successfull reproduction of a shallow-water wave environme
 nt in the laboratory has become relevant for a number of industrial applic
 ations. These concern shallow-water applications such as wave energy conve
 rsion\, vessel behaviour\, and loading of offshore wind structures and oil
  platforms located close to the shoreline. The greatest challenge presente
 d by shallow-water waves is their significant nonlinearity. This nonlinear
 ity limits the applicability of partially-nonlinear analytical theories ba
 sed on a Stokes-type expansion. In contrast\, fully-nonlinear numerical so
 lutions and numerical wave tanks may overcome this difficulty. Their super
 iority in modelling highly-nonlinear waves makes them more suitable to sha
 llow-water applications. In this context\, the present PhD research seeks 
 to develop an effective wave generation strategy suitable to shallow-water
  conditions.\n
LOCATION:LR5\, Baker Building\, CUED.
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR