วีดีโอ

This laboratory exercise was performed in NAHL's 380 FT Towing Tank for EN455 (Seakeeping & Maneuvering), a core course for 1/C (senior) midshipmen in the ENM major. A USCG icebreaker model, outfitted with and without a flume tank, was tested in various regular wave conditions. This video shows the resonant behavior of the vessel and the benefit of passive roll stabilization offered by the flum...

This faculty research project was performed in NAHL's 380 FT Towing Tank. This experiment measured global hull-girder loads in a (segmented) semi-displacement vessel during slamming events. In this video, the segmented model is tested in an irregular seaway.

This experiment is an ongoing (Summer 2020) faculty research project in NAHL's 120 FT Towing Tank. A semi-displacement ship model was outfitted with an instrumented beam to measure shipboard shear forces and bending moments. The ship model will continue to be tested in various (extreme) regular and irregular sea-states.

Prior to leaving for Spring Break, the midshipmen completed fabricating a concrete canoe for the 2020 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition. This two-semester project involved students from USNA's naval architecture/marine engineering (ENM) and ocean engineering (EOE) majors.

This experiment was performed in NAHL's 380 FT Towing Tank for EN458 (Advanced Marine Vehicles), an elective course for 1/C (senior) midshipmen. A high-speed planing craft outfitted with adjustable trim tabs was tested at varying speeds (in a fixed series of waves).

This experiment was performed in NAHL's 380 FT Towing Tank for EN458 (Advanced Marine Vehicles), an elective course for 1/C (senior) midshipmen. A high-speed planing craft outfitted with adjustable trim tabs was tested at varying speeds (in a fixed series of waves). With the trim tabs adjusted to 17 degrees, the hull-form is much more stable/controllable than when the trim tabs are set at 0 deg...

This experiment was performed in NAHL's 380 FT Towing Tank for EN458 (Advanced Marine Vehicles), an elective course for 1/C (senior) midshipmen. A high-speed planing craft outfitted with adjustable trim tabs was tested at varying speeds (in a fixed series of waves).

This experiment was performed in NAHL's 380 FT Towing Tank for EN458 (Advanced Marine Vehicles), an elective course for 1/C (senior) midshipmen. The hydrodynamic performance of a Series 60 merchant vessel (displacement hull) was compared to the performance of an LCS model (semi-displacement mono-hull) at varying speeds.

Video Credit: MIDN Nicole Nguyen, USN (Class of 2022) Principles of Ocean Engineering Systems (EN245) introduces new Ocean Engineering (EOE) majors to fundamental engineering principles/practices. At the end of the course, students compete in a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) competition in NAHL's Ballast Tank.

With the increasing prevalence of offshore aquaculture systems, NAHL is heavily involved in research to better understand the quantitative effects of whale impacts/entanglement. Ultimately, tow-tank testing can be used to design more whale-friendly offshore systems, minimizing any adverse environmental effects of such systems. This is a faculty-sponsored research effort. A submarine model was c...

NAHL supports a wide variety of student and faculty research projects related to offshore aquaculture. This video shows a submerged resistance test performed in USNA's 380 FT Towing Tank for a physical model of densely grown kelp. The kelp was simulated with 178 LDPE strips, and NAHL's instrumentation was used to measure the horizontal/vertical forces acting on the model through a range of five...

This video shows a seakeeping test for a high-speed planing hull. This experiment was performed in NAHL's 380 FT Towing Tank as a faculty research project. The 380 FT Towing Tank features the capability to generate waves of varying amplitude and wave period.

Planing Hull Porpoising

DDG Model - Seakeeping Test

Shark Fin Prototype - UUV Propulsion System Test

Rectangular UUV - Submerged Resistance Test

FFG Model - Dynamic PMM Test