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Chase Tow Tank

Available Sensors	Acceleration + , Displacement + , Velocity +
Beam(m)	3.7 +
Cameras	Yes +
Channel/Tunnel/Flume	None +
Current Velocity Range(m/s)	0.0 +
Depth(m)	2.4 +
Description	National Instruments LabView-based data acquistion software/components. Optical measurement system for observing kinematics of a model under test in the wave mode. +
Foaf/Homepage	https://teamer-us.org/product/university-of-new-hampshire-unh-tow-and-wave-tank/ +
Hydrodynamic Testing Facility Type	Tow Tank +
Length(m)	36.6 +
Length of Effective Tow(m)	20.0 +
Maximum Velocity(m/s)	2.5 +
Maximum Wave Height(m)	0.4 +
Maximum Wave Height(m) at Wave Period(s)	3.1 +
Number of Color Cameras	1 +
Number of channels	8 +
On-Site fabrication capability/equipment	There is a machine shop in the Laboratory +
Overseeing Organization	University of New Hampshire (JACOEL) +
Past Pertinent Test Experience	The people associated with ocean renewable … The people associated with ocean renewable have a great amount of experience with ocean engineering. They have developed a prototype wave energy device and have developed the tidal test instrumentation form and the associated instrumentation. A good deal of this experience was enabled by transferring knowledge gained in offshore aquaculture systems and estuarine dynamics studies. re systems and estuarine dynamics studies. +
Programmable Wavemaking	Yes +
Real-Time	Yes +
Sector	Hydropower +
Simulated Beach	No +
Special Characteristics	None +
Specializations, Capabilities, and Key Facility Attributes Not Covered Elsewhere	https://marine.unh.edu/research-centers/facilities/jere-chase-ocean-engineering-laboratory +
TEAMER Capability	Component testing, Performance metrics analysis, WEC and TEC hydrodynamics, Array integration, IEC technical specification and design, Test plan design +
TEAMER Description	The UNH Tow and Wave Tank enables research … The UNH Tow and Wave Tank enables research where test bodies can be towed, subjected to wave action, or both. It is 3.66 m wide, 2.44 m deep, and 36.6m long. The tow carriage can achieve tow speeds up to 2 m/s for turbine testing and the tow system provides highly accurate control of acceleration, velocity and position. A low-drag hydrokinetic turbine test bed with a submerged frame made from NACA 0020 struts is used to test turbines up to nominally 1m diameter for both cross-flow and axial-flow turbines, enabling high Reynolds number testing at reasonable blockage. The wave maker can generate waves with 1-5 s periods up to 0.4 m wave height (regular waves, various random seas spectra), and the tank is equipped with a wave-energy-absorbing geo-textile beach. Capabilities include: Component testing, Performance metrics analysis, WEC and TEC hydrodynamics, Array integration, IEC technical specification and design, Test plan design. pecification and design, Test plan design. +
TEAMER Facility	Yes +
TEAMER Facility Type	Tank/Basin +
TEAMER Webpage	https://teamer-us.org/product/university-of-new-hampshire-unh-tow-and-wave-tank/ +
Towing Capabilities	Yes +
Water Type	Freshwater +
Wave Direction	Uni-Directional +
Wave Period Range(s)	3.1 +
Wavemaking Capabilities	Yes +
Wind Capabilities	None +
Categories	Testing Facilities
Modification date "Modification date" is a predefined property that corresponds to the date of the last modification of a subject and is provided by Semantic MediaWiki.	02:19:50, 23 March 2021 +

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University of New Hampshire (JACOEL) +	Testing Facilities Overseen