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Past exam of the waves and compressible flow course of the University of Oxford 2023 1 b ii Solution by
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Put andThis polynomial is a harmonic function: . Also , and . Thus satisfies Laplace's equation with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions on both side walls and the bottom. Its Fourier cosine series consequently has the formThe surface condition becomes , whereFor a nonzero forcing frequency away from the natural frequencies, the coefficients of the oscillating-wall forcing of a rectangular tank areHere in the definition of . In fact for , since . The zero-mode coefficient ensures that the mean surface elevation is in complex amplitude, exactly the first-order volume conservation adjustment to the moving wall.
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