A Study of Energy Transfer of Wind and Ocean Waves

TL;DR

This paper develops a model to analyze energy transfer between wind and ocean waves, focusing on wave growth, energy transfer, and velocity vectors, building on previous theoretical models.

Contribution

It introduces a new model that integrates existing wave velocity and energy transfer theories to better understand wind-wave interactions.

Findings

Model effectively predicts wave growth and energy transfer.

Provides detailed analysis of velocity vectors during wave breaking.

Enhances understanding of wind and ocean wave energy dynamics.

Abstract

To develop a better understanding of energy transfer between wind and different types of waves a model was created to determine growth factors and energy transfers on breaking waves and the resulting velocity vectors. This model was used to build on the research of Sajjadi et al. (1996) on the growth of waves by sheared flow and takes models of wave velocities developed by Weber and Melsom (1993) and end energy transfer by Sajjadi, Hunt and Drullion (2014).