Hydrodynamics Facility

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FMGE980148

Project closed

Start date 1 October 1998

End date 31 August 2000

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Secretary of State for Defence - Ministry of Defence
United Kingdom

Objective

Principle characteristics of the facility and of the support offered to users: A hydrodynamic test facility comprising: - A manoeuvring tank 120m x 60m containing fresh water to a depth of 5.5m with a rotating arm at one end and five wave making wedges at the other. Support staff are available to assist with fixed model experiments on the rotating arm and free manoeuvring model experiments in the open water area of the tank. Wave measurements can also be made. - A ship tank 270m long x 12m wide containing fresh water to a depth of 5.5m with a carriage and a wave making facility. Users can be assisted in conducting towed model experiments. - A quiet wind tunnel - for small air flow experiments. - A quiet water tunnel - for the investigation of water borne noise. . - cavitation tunnel - for the study of the characteristics of propulsors and propellers. . - A circulating water channel - for the quick, economical hydrodynamic experiment. - A computational fluid dynamics laboratory with access to supercomputers for flow studies. Assistance can be given in the form of advice on: - Preparing the experiment. - Methodology. - Experiment techniques. - Analysis of results and physical support on: - Installation of instrumentation. - Calibration of instrumentation. - Model handling. Quantity of aceess being offered and number of users who may benefit: It is estimated that 10 individual accesses will be accommodated each year, each access consisting typically of a 15 day package of work.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft
• natural sciences › physical sciences › classical mechanics › fluid mechanics › fluid dynamics › computational fluid dynamics
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › computer hardware › supercomputers

Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0201 - Access for researchers

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Secretary of State for Defence - Ministry of Defence

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ively Road ; GU14 0LX Farnborough - Hampshire ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data