Indoor Lab Facilities

The laboratory has a total surface area of 5000 m². Within, a surface area of 1700 m² is reserved for experiments. This area is supplied with electrical power and water. The total power available for operating is 500 kW. For the experiments requiring a fluid a total water flow capacity of 2.0 m³/s and a total capacity of reservoirs of 1200 m³ is provided.

Use: state-of-the-art wave flume for (MSc) education and research.
Effective length: 39.00 m, width: 0.79 m, height: 1.00 m, typical working depth: 0.5-0.7 m
Waves: electrical piston-type generator, stroke: 2.00 m, all types of waves, H_s up to 0.2 m, Active Reflection Compensation, also combination of flow&waves possible.
Local glass window in bottom for observation.

Use: state-of-the-art flow flume for (MSc) education and research.
Effective length: 39.0 m, width: 0.76 m, height: 0.85 m
Flow: water & sediment circulation up to 430 l/s.
Waves: basic piston-type generator.

Use: study of large-scale shallow flows
Effective length 42.0 m, width 5.10 m, height 1.00 m
Features: flow, discharges up to 400 l/s.

Use: study of shallow flows
Effective length 19.20 m, width 3.00 m, height 0.20 m
Features: flow, glass bottom

Use: mid-scale flows for education and research.
Effective length: 14.30 m, width: 0.40 m, max.depth 0.40, height 0.38 m, flow
Tilt up to 5 degrees.

Use: mid-scale flows for education and research.
Effective length: 14.30 m, width: 0.40 m, max.depth 0.40, height 0.42 m, flow
Tilt up to 5 degrees.
Glass bottom

Use: small scale flows for demonstrations and education
Effective length: 4.40 m, width: 0.20 m, max.depth: 0.40 m.

Use: small scale flows for demonstrations and education
Effective length: 4.40 m, width: 0.20 m, max.depth: 0.40 m.

Use: high concentrated sediment flows
Length: 4 m, width: 0.22 m, height: 2.00 m
Feature: removable back-side, permeable gate, 2D jet, sediment damping tank

Use: full-scale process simulation of flocculation and settling of sediments
Effective height: 4.80 m, inner diameter: 0.28 m
Features: with appurtenances, in temperature-controlled room, turbulence-generating grid.

Temporary setups

small wooden flumes for shallow erosion cases,
filter tank for open filter stability,
opening gates for dam-break flow simulation, glued rubble mound breakwater moels for in-depth study of porous flows
3 rotating drums (width: 0.485 m, height: 0.24 m) for education purposes.
and many more

Measuring Equipement

Measuring equipment for determining: fluid properties, water levels, (sand-)bed levels, discharges, wave heights, velocities (inclusive of turbulence characteristics), pressures, forces, motions, mud properties (physical, chemical and rheological).

Applying: 16- channel data-acquisition systems (simultaneous sampling), 2D & 3D Laser Doppler Velocimetry, traverse systems (1D, 2D, 3D), rheometer, Particle Image Velocimetry (large scale, 2D2C).