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ScaleFocus Area
Basic Fluid Mechanics
Physical Models
Environm.Facilities Basins Waves
Small Scale Lab Polito - Dam Polito- Meanders
Polito- Wave flume
Medium Scale Lab
Polito - OMTIT
Small Scale LabField Site Polito – Large
Field FLumePolito – Pantelleria
Description and Technical Data
FlumeLength 50 mWidth 0.6 mDepth of flume 1 mWater depth 0.9 mWindows all along the side and the bottom of flume for non-intrusive optical observationsRecirculating flow allowing the study of wave-current interaction.Wave characteristicsMaximum height 0.3 mWave period 0.2-6 sRegular and irregularWater supply and circulationWater circulation pumps
0.2 m3/s
Tap water in 500 m3 reservoir next to flumeUsual applications areWave hydrodynamicsFloating structures such as fish cages, floating breakwaters, buoys, energy extracting devicesWave beach structure interaction: scouring, fluxes through and above the structure, etcStructural stability analysesInstrumentation2D LDA, DANTECADVForce transducersHigh resolution camerasUltrasonic wave surface measurements
Wave FlumeFacility for small-scale research with 0.90 m depth and wave heights up to 0.3 m
Large Field FlumeFacility for real-scale research with 6.0 by 1.20 m2 section and 10 m3/s discharge
Description and Technical Data
FlumeLength 500 mWidth 6.0 mDepth of flume 2.5 mWater depth 1.2 mAlmost rectilinear irrigation canal with variable dischargeContinuous measurements of discharge, water level and velocity profilesTest section featurelength 3 mDistance from the water
1.5 m
Water supply and circulationNatural water circulation
10 m3/s
Variability due to the irrigation needsUsual applications areKinetic turbine developmentFluid-obstacle interactionBasic Fluid MechanicsStructural stability analyses
InstrumentationSontek IQ PlusField ADVForce transducersHigh resolution camerasUltrasonic wave surface measurementsTorque and power measurements
Large Field FlumeFacility for real-scale research with 6.0 by 1.20 m2 section and 10 m3/s discharge