Tank, Flume, Tunnel & Basin Testing Table View
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| Facility/Capability | Length (m) | Width (m) | Height (m) | Max depth (m) | Max Length (m) | Hmax (m) | Tmin (s) | Tmax (s) | 2D/3D | Umax (m/s) | Wind Width (m) | Wind Height (m) | Vmax (m/s) | Current Width (m) | Current Depth (m) | Water depth min (m) | Water depth max (m) |
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| University of Maine - Advanced Structures & Composites Center | 30 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0.8 | ~.3 | ~11 | 16 paddle wave maker with up to 60 degree directionality. Bi-modal seas possible. | 12 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Alden Research Laboratory - Flume/Tank Testing Capabilities | 34.14 | 6.09 | 5.18 | 4.79 | 34.14 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3 | 2D only | 1 | 6.09 | 2.43 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Stevens Institute - Davidson Laboratory | 100 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5 | 2D | |||||||||
| University of Washington - Department of Oceanography test tank | 7.3 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M - Engineering Offshore Technology Research Center | 45.7 | 30.5 | 16.8 | 45.7 | 0.86 | 0.5 | 4 | 12 | variable | variable | 0.64 | variable | variable | 5.8 | 16.8 | ||
| Penn State University - Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel Faciltiy | 4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 16 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |||||||||||
| University of Washington - Harris Hydraulics Lab: Visualization Tank | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 1.25 | 0.1 | 1.25 | |||||||||||
| University of Washington - Harris Hydraulics: WASIRF (wave flume) | 12 | 0.91 | 1.22 | 0.75 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 2D | 20 | 0.91 | 0.45 | 0.5 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 0.45 | 0.76 |
| University of Iowa - Hydraulics Towing Tank | 100 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 100 | 0.5 | 2D | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| University of Iowa - Hydraulics Wave Basin | 40 | 20 | 4.3 | 3 | 40 | 0.5 | 2D and 3D | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| FAU SNMREC - Hydrodynamics Laboratory - low turbulence water tunnel | 2.5 | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||||
| FAU SNMREC - Hydrodynamics Laboratory - wave/towing/flume tank | 18.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
| Carderock - Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin (MASK) | 110 | 73 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 110 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 5 | 3D | 6.1 | 10.7 | ||||||
| University of Michigan - Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory | 109.7 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 0.46 | 0.5 | 2 | 2D | 6.5 | |||||||||
| NREL - Wave Tank | 14 | 2.5 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Oregon State University - O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory - Directional Wave Basin | 48.8 | 26.5 | 2.13 | 1.5 | 43.75 | 0.88 | 0.6 | >20 | 3D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Oregon State University - O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory - Large Wave Flume | 104 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 85 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 20 | 2D | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| U.S. Department of Interior, BSEE - Ohmsett – The National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility | 203.3 | 19.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 160 | 0-1m | 1.4 sec. (small chop) | 10 sec. (long low swell) | 3D | Towing at 6 knots | 2.4 | 2.4 | |||||
| University of California, Berkeley - Physical model test facility | 67 | 2.7 | 2 | 2m depends on conditions targeted | <1m depends on conditions targeted | 0.1 | 1 | 2D | TBD (has not been used in a while) | ||||||||
| Centurion Group Ltd - Seanic Ocean Systems | Basin/Tank | Engineering | 15 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Sandia National Laboratories - Lake Facility | 55 | 36.5 | 15.25 | 24.25 | 24.25 | ||||||||||||
| Lehigh University - Tidal Turbulence Test Facility | 1.98 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 1.98 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |||||||
| University of New Hampshire - Engineering Tank | 18.3 | 12.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | |||||||||||
| University of New Hampshire - Tow and Wave Tank | 36.6 | 3.66 | 3 | 2.44 | 0.4 | 1 | 5 | 2D | 2.44 | 2.44 |
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Alden Research Laboratory – Tank Testing Capabilities
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Department of Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island – Acoustic Tank
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Department of Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island – Wave Tank
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Department of Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island – Wave-Current Flume
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Florida Atlantic University – Hydrodynamics Laboratory
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Lehigh University – Tidal Turbulence Test Facility
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Michigan Technological University – MTU Wave
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National Renewable Energy Lab – Tank Testing Capabilities
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NSWC Carderock – Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin (MASK)
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Ohmsett – The National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility
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Oregon State University – Directional Wave Basin
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Oregon State University – Large Wave Flume
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Penn State University – Applied Research Laboratory
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Sandia National Laboratories – Lake Facility
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Seanic Ocean Systems – Tank Testing Capabilities
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Stevens Institute – Davidson Laboratory
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Texas A&M – Offshore Technology Research Center
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University of Iowa – Hydraulics Towing Tank
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University of Iowa – Hydraulics Wave Basin
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University of Maine – Advanced Structures & Composites Center
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University of Michigan – Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory
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University of New Hampshire – Engineering Tank
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University of New Hampshire – UNH Tow and Wave Tank
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University of Washington – Harris Hydraulics: Alice C. Tyler Flume
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University of Washington – Harris Hydraulics: WASIRF
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University of Washington – Oceanography Test Tank
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