Abstract
The propagation of waves on the surface of a fluid layer of finite depth is
considered in the presence of a normal electric field, due to parallel electrodes
at arbitrary separation distance. The combined effect of electric field, gravity
and surface tension is considered in the long-wavelength small-amplitude
limit. Travelling wave solutions are characterised in terms of the Froude
number, an electric Weber number and a Bond number and conditions for
the existence of solitary waves are determined in terms of these parameters.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 676-686 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Wave Motion |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- Electrohydrodynamics
- Solitary waves
- Korteweg-de Vries
- Benjamin-Ono
- Asymptotics