Lorient Flume tank
| Other titles | Bassin d'essais de Lorient | ||||||||
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| Type | Note (synthesis, prospective or technological monitoring) | ||||||||
| Date | 2018-04-20 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Ref. | RBE/STH/LTBH/2018.003 | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Vincent Benoit 1, Simon Julien1, Vacherot Jean-Philippe1, Morandeau Fabien1, Larnaud Pascal1, Kopp Dorothee1, Mehault Sonia1, Morfin Marie1, Savina-Rolland Marie1, Marc Emilie1 |
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| DOI | 10.13155/54803 | ||||||||
| Publisher | Ifremer | ||||||||
| Version | 1 | ||||||||
| Abstract | The Lorient flume tank is an hydrodynamic facility available for any qualification and observation of submerged objects in still or moving water. It is a closed loop circulating tank filled with fresh water. The fluid is moved with a 70 kW pump-motor with a velocity between 0 and 1 m/s and homogenized with a series of pressure drop systems. The overall dimensions are 24.50 m long, 7.50m wide and 3.30 m high. The part where experiments can be set up is 12m long, 2.6 m wide and 1.5 m deep. A mobile bottom belt can be synchronized with the water flow velocity and enables to simulate the seabed velocity relatively to a towed object. The overall process of the facility is controlled by a user friendly interface. |
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