18-in and 3-ft Wave Flume Facility

Specifications: Two glass walled wave flumes are used to support research and site-specific studies. The flumes are both 45 m (148 ft) long and 0.91 m (3 ft) deep. One flume is 0.46 m (18 in) wide while the other is 0.91 m (3 ft) wide. Both two-dimensional glass-walled flumes are equipped with computer-controlled electro-hydraulic wave generators. The wave generators are capable of creating irregular waves with a maximum wave height of 0.23 m (0.75 ft), and wave periods of 0.50-10.0 secs. The facility includes an automated data acquisition and control system.