Jet creation and wave energy dissipation by a submerged elastic plate
Abstract
Experiments on a flexible plate horizontally submerged in a wave tank are reported in this paper. The plate is held at a fixed depth at its upstream end, while its downstream end is free to move. The wave field is measured using a synthetic Schlieren technique, giving access to an estimate of the fractions of the incoming wave energy that are transmitted and reflected after encountering the region where the plate is submerged. Part of the incoming wave energy is shown to be dissipated by the plate. Flow field measurements in a vertical plane parallel to the wave propagation are performed to examine the wave-plate interaction. A jet-like flow is produced at the free end of the plate, with strong vortex activity similar to that produced by a flapping fin. The kinetic energy present in this jet-like flow is computed from the velocity field measurements, and the external dissipation produced by jet creation is estimated. Results highlight the efficiency of flexible plates in reflecting and attenuating waves. This study also showcases a change in jet direction, in particular the observation of a jet going upward toward the free surface for certain frequencies. Such a configuration, could be of great interest for wave energy conversion applications, while preventing harmful phenomena such as seabed erosion.
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BibTeX
@misc{komaroff2026creation,
title = {{Jet creation and wave energy dissipation by a submerged elastic plate}},
author = {Diane Komaroff and Gatien Polly and Alexis Mérigaud and Benjamin Thiria and Ramiro Godoy-Diana},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.01482},
eprint = {2609.01482},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.01482},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Jet creation and wave energy dissipation by a submerged elastic plate
AU - Diane Komaroff
AU - Gatien Polly
AU - Alexis Mérigaud
AU - Benjamin Thiria
AU - Ramiro Godoy-Diana
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/01
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.01482
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.01482
AB - Experiments on a flexible plate horizontally submerged in a wave tank are reported in this paper. The plate is held at a fixed depth at its upstream end, while its downstream end is free to move. The wave field is measured using a synthetic Schlieren technique, giving access to an estimate of the fractions of the incoming wave energy that are transmitted and reflected after encountering the region where the plate is submerged. Part of the incoming wave energy is shown to be dissipated by the plate. Flow field measurements in a vertical plane parallel to the wave propagation are performed to examine the wave-plate interaction. A jet-like flow is produced at the free end of the plate, with strong vortex activity similar to that produced by a flapping fin. The kinetic energy present in this jet-like flow is computed from the velocity field measurements, and the external dissipation produced by jet creation is estimated. Results highlight the efficiency of flexible plates in reflecting and attenuating waves. This study also showcases a change in jet direction, in particular the observation of a jet going upward toward the free surface for certain frequencies. Such a configuration, could be of great interest for wave energy conversion applications, while preventing harmful phenomena such as seabed erosion.
ER -