Initial Results for Wave Breaking
This animation shows breaking waves in an incompressible flow.
Color contours correspond to density contours.
The density ratio top to bottom is 1:8.
A boundary layer flow is imposed in the top half of the
domain, and a sinusoidal perturbation in the height of the
density profile is given as an initial condition.
The flow is periodic in the x-direction.
Diffusivity: 5.e-6. Initial density layer thickness: 1/5000.
Initial perturbation height: .005. Boundary layer thickness: 1/25.
Gravity: 0.01.
Mesh: 2580 nonconforming elements of order N=11.
Last update: January 11, 2003 (pff)