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Controlled Suspension Test Flume
Port Hueneme, CA
The CSTF is a 170,000 gallon, 23868 square foot, facility designed to create a uniform 0.5 knot, three foot deep current. Two large electric motor driven pumps circulate water through an assortment of pipes, cones, diverter and perforation plates. Three access ladders and two crosswalks that span the width of the tank provide over-the-water working space to assist in testing and observation. The CSTF has provisions for testing a maximum of 32 cables with actual testing lengths of 41, 36, 31, or 26 feet dependent upon cable configuration in the tank.
Laboratory
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
Category
- Materials
Provenance
- Original
- https://dodtechmatch.com/dod/lab/viewfacility.aspx?id=70862
- Archived copy
- Wayback Machine snapshot
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