12in Water Tunnel
From Open Energy Information
| Basic Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Overseeing Organization | Pennsylvania State University (Applied Research Laboratory) |
| Hydrodynamic Testing Facility Type | Tunnel |
| Testing Capability Type | Device and Array, Environment and Ecology, Structural |
| Testing Capability | Flow Dynamics, Acoustics, Performance, Loads
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| Water Type | Freshwater |
| Special Physical Features | Closed loop; est Section: 0.305 m (circular) or 0.5 m x 0.11m (rectangular), Maximum Velocity: 24 m/s, Pressure Range: 20 kPa – 138 kPa absolute. |
| Participation in TEAMER | |
| TEAMER Facility | Yes |
| TEAMER Facility Type | Tunnel |
| TEAMER Capability | Component and power testing, Composite blade testing, Composite structure (non-blade) design and testing, Composite structure (non-blade) testing, Control systems engineering support, Finite element analysis (FEA) modeling, Fluid-structure interaction modeling, General component testing, High Performance Computing (HPC), Indoor water channel or flume testing, Mooring dynamics simulation, Power-take-off testing, Smooth particle hydrodynamics, Turbine hydrodynamics, WEC hydrodynamics, Array integration modeling, High-fidelity CFD |
| TEAMER Description | The 12” Water Tunnel, constructed in 1951, supports smaller-scale hydrodynamic testing and basic research experiments. This facility is a variable speed, variable pressure, air content controlled closed circuit, closed jet recirculating water tunnel. The test section can be configured with both circular and rectangular test sections. Test Section: 0.305 m (circular) or 0.5 m x 0.11m (rectangular), Maximum Velocity: 24 m/s, Pressure Range: 20 kPa – 138 kPa absolute. |
| TEAMER Webpage | https://teamer-us.org/product/ |
| Towing Capabilities | |
| Towing Capabilities | None
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| Wavemaking Capabilities | |
| Wavemaking Capabilities | None
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| Channel/Tunnel/Flume | |
| Channel/Tunnel/Flume | Yes |
| Velocity(m/s) | 24
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| Wind Capabilities | |
| Control and Data Acquisition | |
| Data Generation Capability | |
| Test Services | |
| Special Characteristics | |