Offshore Technology Research Center Wave Basin

EEC-9872851荣获得克萨斯农工大学/得克萨斯大学国家科学基金会工程研究中心“离岸技术研究中心”奖，旨在增强其独特的波浪模型盆地设施中的当前发电能力。OTRC将通过安装更大容量的泵和电机以及额外的歧管来增加流量，从而提高其波盆电流发电能力。升级当前的发电能力将使OTRC能够研究受表面和深水水流影响的深水应用的结构设计-影响系绳、立管和系泊绳索上的船体运动和力。建议增加的水流能力将使奥特雷克中心能够在更大的体积上产生更均匀的水流，并更好地控制随深度的变化，从而更好地反映深水环境行动。随着新设备的安装，波浪水池将继续用于研究和教育项目。

EEC-9872851 ROESSET This award to the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center entitled "Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC)" at Texas A&M University/University of Texas is to enhance the current generation capability in its unique wave model basin facility. The OTRC will upgrade their wave basin current generation capability through an increase in flow capacity by installing larger capacity pumps and motors as well as additional manifolds. Upgrading the current generation capability will enable the OTRC to research structural designs for deepwater applications that are subject to surface and deep currents - affecting hull motions and forces on tethers, risers, and mooring lines. The proposed increase in flow capacity will enable the OTRC to produce more homogeneous currents over an extended volume with better control of the variation with depth, thus providing a better representation of the environmental actions on deep water. With the new equipment installed, the wave basin will continue to be used for both research and educational projects.