Advection and dispersion of pollutants and small rigid objects under regular and random waves

Abstract

Wave-driven transport in the shallow water 7 1.1.5 Dispersion of an oil patch 8 1.2 Drift of small floating objects in deep water waves 8 1.3 Objective 10 1.4 Layout of the thesis 10-II-ATTENTION: The Singapore Copyright Act applies to the use of this document. Nanyang Technological University Library CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 12 2.1 Surface drift of inviscid fluid 12 2.2 Surface drift of viscous fluid 15 2.2.1 Free surface drift of viscous fluid 15 2.2.2 Surface drift of an inextensible film 20 2.3 Wave-induced drift in shallow water 29 2.4 Dispersion due to surface drift 30