Mechanics of Surfing

 

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This is a student project by Mike Grissom on the physics of surfing.  It includes some nice media files that illustrate the various physical principals.   This work was done by Mike as part of his studies as a physics student.  Some of the images have links to media files.  Notes are below any image that links to a file.  You can also find this report at Mike's school, the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW):  http://www.uncwil.edu/phy/documents/Grissom_06.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image above has a link to a media file that shows catching a wave and standing up.  

 

The image above has a link to a media file that shows a shortboard drop in.  

 

 

The image above has a link to a longboard drop and turn media file.  

 

 

 

The image above has a link to a media file for a good example of starting a nose ride.  

 

 

The image above has a link to a media file that show the dynamic equilibrium of riding inside a barrel.  

 

The image above is linked to a media file that shows some cool computation fluid analysis of surfboard fin flow.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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