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Title: Application of digital complex demodulation techniques to low-frequency nonlinear drift forces in irregular seas

Conference · · Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5363176

The calculation of wave drift forces by using digital complex demodulation to recover the amplitude envelope of an irregular wave train is discussed. Results of scaled (1:48) model basin tests of a moored barge in an irregular sea are used to demonstrate the practicality of the technique. It is also shown that the spectral density of the sway response is related by a linear transfer function to the spectral density of the squared envelope of the incident wavefield.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Texas
OSTI ID:
5363176
Report Number(s):
CONF-830514-
Journal Information:
Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States), Vol. 1; Conference: Offshore technology conference, Houston, TX, USA, 2 May 1983
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English