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*Ocean
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*Ocean |
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To specify general parameters defining the ocean environment.
Refer to Environmental Parameters for further information on this feature.
A single line with the following format:
Depth, Density, Acceleration due to Gravity [, Kinematic Viscosity]
The Kinematic Viscosity is used only when hydrodynamic coefficients are specified as a function of Reynolds Number. Otherwise this input can be omitted.
Input: |
Description |
Water Depth: |
The water depth. |
Water Density: |
The value of ρw, the mass density (mass per unit volume) of seawater. This defaults to a value of 1025 kg/m3. |
Acceleration due to Gravity: |
The value of g, the acceleration due to gravity. This defaults to a value of 9.81m/s2. |
Water Kinematic Viscosity: |
The value of ν, the kinematic viscosity of seawater. This defaults to a value of 1.3x10-6 m2/s for a Metric unit system, 1.4x10-5 ft2/s for an Imperial unit system, and 1.0x10-10 for a custom unit system. See Note (a). |
(a)The value of the kinematic viscosity ν is used only to determine the value of Reynolds number in the case where you have specified hydrodynamic coefficients as a function of Reynolds number. If you do not invoke this facility, the value of ν is immaterial and unused.