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Author Falnes, Johannes, 1931- author

Title Ocean waves and oscillating systems : linear interactions including wave-energy extraction / Johannes Falnes
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002
2002

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 MELB  551.4702 Fal/Owa  AVAILABLE
Description x, 275 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Mathematical Description of Oscillations -- 3. Interaction Between Oscillations and Waves -- 4. Gravity Waves on Water -- 5. Wave-Body Interactions -- 6. Wave-Energy Absorption by Oscillating Bodies -- 7. Wave Interaction with Oscillating Water Columns
Summary "This book will be appropriate for those with backgrounds in elementary fluid dynamics or hydrodynamics and mathematical analysis. Graduate students and researchers will find it an excellent source of wave-energy theory and application."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-268) and index
Audience Trade Cambridge University Press
Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Knovel
System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Subject Ocean waves.
Ocean wave power.
Author Knovel (Firm)
LC no. 2001035679
ISBN 0521782112
9780521782111