The
Wave and Towing Tank is
an experimental facility operational for more than 25 years.
Designed to be a versatile
apparatus to serve at a variety of scientific goals, the tank
has
been constantly
modified through the years.
Many
studies
were
conducted at the facility over the last two decades. The modular wave
generation system was modified and upgraded lately, numerous types of
water gages were designed and used, visualization
measuring techniques were developed and implemented.
The
tank serves as the main research facility for gravity
waves/wave
groups investigation and model studies using the towing carriage.
Regular and random non-linear wave evolution including wave
groups with narrow and wide spectra are studied. Investigation
of
the mechanisms that can possibly lead to the appearance of extremely
steep (freak, or rogue) waves is carried out.
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