Similarity and Froude Number Similitude in Kinematic and Hydrodynamic Features of Solitary Waves over Horizontal Bed

This study presents, experimentally, similarity and Froude number similitude (FNS) in the dimensionless features of two solitary waves propagating over a horizontal bed, using wave gauges high-speed particle image velocimetry (HSPIV). The have distinct heights H0 (2.9 5.8 cm) still water depths h0 (8.0 16.0 but identical H0/h0 (0.363). Together with geometric free surface elevation wavelength, kinematic characteristics vertical velocities, as well celerity, are elucidated. Illustration hydrodynamic local convective accelerations also made this study. Both FNS hold true for (FSE), wavelength directions. similarities FNSs indicate that gravity dominates governs kinematics hydrodynamics.