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