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Modulation Instability of Hydro-Elastic Waves Blown by a Wind with a Uniform Vertical Profile
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: Received: 31 October 2021 / Approved: 2 November 2021 / Online: 2 November 2021 (10:53:15 CET)
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Boral, S.; Sahoo, T.; Stepanyants, Y. Modulation Instability of Hydro-Elastic Waves Blown by a Wind with a Uniform Vertical Profile. Fluids 2021, 6, 458. Boral, S.; Sahoo, T.; Stepanyants, Y. Modulation Instability of Hydro-Elastic Waves Blown by a Wind with a Uniform Vertical Profile. Fluids 2021, 6, 458.
Abstract
An interesting physical phenomenon was recently observed when a fresh-water basin is covered by a thin ice film that has properties similar to that of a rubber membrane. Surface waves can be generated under the action of wind on the air-water interface that contains an ice film. The modulation property of hydro-elastic waves (HEWs) in deep water covered by thin ice film blown by the wind with a uniform vertical profile is studied here in terms of the air-flow velocity versus a wavenumber. The modulation instability of HEWs is studied through the analysis of coefficients of the nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation with the help of the Lighthill criterion. The NLS equation is derived using the multiple scale method in the presence of airflow. It is demonstrated that the potentially unstable hydro-elastic waves with negative energy appear for relatively small wind speeds, whereas the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability arises when the wind speed becomes fairly strong. Estimates of parameters of modulated waves for the typical conditions are given.
Keywords
Wind wave; Ice cover; Vortex sheet; Negative energy wave; Modulation instability
Subject
Physical Sciences, Mathematical Physics
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