2.3 - Equating Velocity Potential Terms
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What is celerity in the context of waves?
💡 Hint: Think about how fast a wave moves.
Name the governing equation used in fluid dynamics analysis.
💡 Hint: It’s a basic equation involving potential flow.
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What does wave celerity represent?
💡 Hint: What measures how fast the wave travels through water?
True or False: The Laplace equation is not relevant in fluid dynamics.
💡 Hint: Consider its importance in calculating potential flow.
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If a wave has a wavelength of 20 meters and a period of 5 seconds, calculate the wave celerity.
💡 Hint: Remember, celerity is the ratio of wavelength to time period.
Derive and solve the dispersion relationship if the water depth is 10 meters and the wave number k is known.
💡 Hint: Plug the numbers in carefully and use a calculator for the tanh function.
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