Accession Number:

AD0738968

Title:

Bubble distributions in Upper Ocean.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Hiestand,Frank Hilty

Report Date:

1971-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

67.0

Abstract:

A bubble transport equation has been developed that the bubble distribution, as a function of position, velocity, and size, must satisfy. An analytical model for bubble transport in the upper ocean is chosen and solutions are developed for this model. For a surface source only, these solutions compare favorably to experimental data in the near-surface regions. The depth of this region of agreement depends upon the circulation field chosen, but is of the order of 3 meters. Author

Descriptors:

• (*SEA WATER
• BUBBLES)
• (*UNDERWATER SOUND
• BUBBLES)
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• VELOCITY
• DENSITY
• EQUATIONS OF MOTION
• DRAG
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
• Acoustic Detection and Detectors
• Acoustics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE