NRC — Steel Wave Flume - Research Facility
Highlights
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The Steel Wave Flume Research Facility is a fantastic opportunity for your business to explore coastal processes and wave-structure interactions. This facility offers a cost-effective way to conduct medium-scale, two-dimensional studies, allowing you to test your designs against a variety of wave conditions. With its advanced wave generator and active wave absorption system, you can simulate irregular waves and ensure your designs are robust and reliable.
What's in it for you? Access to state-of-the-art technology, including a re-circulation system for generating currents and comprehensive instrumentation systems. These tools provide detailed data on waves, currents, pressures, and more, helping you optimize your projects. Large glass windows offer detailed visual observation, making it easier to analyze and refine your designs. Plus, the NRC's professional staff brings extensive experience in engineering fields related to ocean, coastal, and river environments, offering you expert guidance.
Why should you apply? Collaborating with the NRC gives your business a competitive edge. It helps improve performance, increase safety, and reduce lifecycle costs. This is a chance to innovate and elevate your projects with world-class testing capabilities. The qualification process is straightforward, making it easy for you to take advantage of this opportunity.
Financing Details
Fee-for-Service: This program operates on a fee-for-service basis, meaning you pay directly for the use of the steel wave flume facilities based on the specific services and resources utilized during your project.
Eligible Expenses: The fees cover a range of services including access to the wave flume, use of the wave generation and absorption systems, technical support from NRC's professional staff, and use of data acquisition and recording equipment.
Non-Eligible Expenses: The funds cannot be used towards indirect costs such as travel, accommodation, external consultancy fees, or any other expenses not directly related to the operational use of the flume facilities.
Fees Associated with the Program: There are specific charges based on the duration and complexity of the testing required. Detailed pricing is provided upon request and is tailored to the scope of each project, ensuring you only pay for what you need.
Qualifications
- Business must be involved in studies of coastal processes or wave-structure interactions.
- Business should require medium-scale, two-dimensional research capabilities.
- Business must be interested in utilizing a fee-for-service model for research.
- Business should be seeking to assess performance of infrastructure project designs, marine vehicles, or marine operations.
- Business must be looking to improve performance, increase safety, or reduce lifecycle costs through research.
- Business should value collaboration with experienced research staff in engineering fields related to ocean, coastal, and river environments.
Description
The Steel Wave Flume Research Facility offers a unique opportunity for your business to explore coastal processes and wave-structure interactions. This facility is designed for medium-scale, two-dimensional studies, providing an economical way to conduct research. With its advanced wave generator and active wave absorption system, you can simulate a wide range of wave conditions, including irregular waves. This means you can test how your designs hold up against different wave scenarios, ensuring they are robust and reliable.
The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including a re-circulation system for generating currents and a full range of instrumentation systems. These tools allow you to measure waves, currents, pressures, and more, giving you comprehensive data to optimize your projects. Large glass windows offer detailed visual observation, making it easier to analyze and refine your designs.
By utilizing this facility, you gain access to the expertise of the NRC's professional staff, who have extensive experience in engineering fields related to ocean, coastal, and river environments. This collaboration can give your business a competitive edge, helping you improve performance, increase safety, and reduce lifecycle costs. It's a chance to innovate and bring your projects to the next level with world-class testing capabilities.
Program Steps
Visit the NRC's website to access the application form for the Steel Wave Flume Research Facility.
Complete the application form by providing the necessary details about your business and the project you wish to test.
Prepare the appropriate documentation to support your application. You will need:
- A brief project proposal outlining your research objectives.
- Technical specifications of the designs you plan to test.
- Any previous research or data relevant to your project.
- Proof of your business registration and relevant licenses.
Submit the completed application form along with the required documentation through the NRC's online portal.
Await confirmation from the NRC regarding your application status. They may reach out for additional information if needed.
Schedule a visit to the facility once your application is approved, and prepare for your testing session.
