Title of project:
Faraday waves

Code:
UK2122E

Supervisor:
Dr Usama Kadri

Project description:
A surface wave disturbance over a fluid layer that is subject to sinusoidal vertical oscillation at frequency 2ω may excite subharmonic standing field of waves of frequency ω known as Faraday waves. For many applications the driven flow due to the interaction of the disturbance with the oscillating bath is attributed to parametric instability (or parametric resonance). Here, we model the oscillating bath as an infinitely long-crested compression (acoustic) wave that exchanges energy with surface (gravity) waves via resonant triad interactions providing an alternative perspective.

Project offered as double module, single module, or both:
Double