Ohmsett Inspection, Survey & Testing
Marine Renewable Energy & Blue Tech Testing
At-scale testing of wave and current energy converters and blue-economy technology in a controlled outdoor wave/tow tank.
Description
Ohmsett tests marine renewable energy and blue-economy technology in its outdoor saltwater wave/tow tank and is a member of the DOE-supported TEAMER Facility Network.
Key features
- Surface and subsurface wave energy converters, surface current converters and near-shore tidal wash converters
- Blue-economy technology such as UUVs, AUVs and sensors, including equipment supporting wind farm development
- Three movable bridges towing at up to 6 knots, programmable in 1/100th knot increments to simulate currents
- Wave generator with programmable amplitude, frequency and wavelength, plus wave damping beach
- Instrumentation: wave height altimeters, capacitance probes, pressure transducers, acoustic doppler velocimeter, load and strain gauges and torquemeter
- 75-ton crane
Specifications
| Wave height range | 5–76 cm |
|---|---|
| Wave period range | 1.3–5.5 s |
| Tow speed | up to 6 kn |
| Crane | 75 t |
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