Adaptive Re-reflecting Wave Control In Plunger Type Wave Maker System: Experiments In Two Dimensional Wave Basin

Adaptive Re-reflecting Wave Control In Plunger Type Wave Maker System: Experiments In Two Dimensional Wave Basin

The control performances for active re-reflecting wave control suggested in the previous paper have been verified in cases of regular and irregular waves in a real two dimensional wave basin. For regular waves, the control performances are investigated in terms of reflection coefficients, expected amplitudes of propagating waves and wave absorbing capabilities after cessation of wave generation, compared with those of no-control cases. For irregular waves similar verification procedures were adopted. Though there are certain constraints due to the geometrical non-linearity of wave maker and certain nonlinear characteristics due to the near field and gravity waves these experiments show that the control logic could be useful in realizing re-reflecting wave control in conditions of real wave basin.