A New Wave-Wind Channel for Fluid Dynamics Research at the Naval Research Laboratory.

Abstract

A new multipurpose wave-wind channel facility has been constructed for use in the support of on-going fluid dynamics research programs at the Naval Research Laboratory. This facility has been designed to accommodate experiments ranging from the study of wind and wave effects on ocean structures to the dynamic interactions between the wind and ocean waves. The channel has been equipped initially with a mechanically-driven regular wave generator and a wind tunnel for the generation of wind waves. The laboratory facility, the wave channel and wave generators, and the research programs for which the laboratory has been constructed are described in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA031318

Entities

People

  • John W. Wright
  • Owen M. Griffin

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Bulkheads
  • Construction
  • Data Acquisition
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Instrumentation
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Waves
  • Scattering
  • Waves
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.