Breaker Depth Analysis Using Critical Wave Steepness

Syawaluddin Hutahaean

breaker depth, critical wave steepness.

This research developed a breaker depth equation based on the characteristic of the potential velocity solution of Laplace equation. The breaker length equation was obtained using critical wave steepness as boundary condition. Whereas breaker height was obtained from breaker height index equation. The equation is in the form of linear explicit equation with simple calculation.

10.22161/ijaers.5.12.22

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