G'Day, Apologies to paddlewisers I forgot to include a factor in my equation for wave energy - it should read p*g*0.36*H*V where H = horizontal distance from peak to trough and V = vertical distance from peak to trough of the wave. p is the density of sea water and g the acceleration due to gravity. The equation was calculated by taking a sine wave as representing the cross section of a wave and the energy value calculated is energy per unit width of the wave. Regards, PeterO PeterO wrote > Following Bill's question and John's lead I tried calculating >the energy of a sea wave using a sine function and got an estimate >of p*g*0.36*H (Like John I use g & p for acceleration due to gravity >and water density and H for the peak to trough height of the wave). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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