Michigan Technological University Compact 3D Wave Flume

8 x 0.7m hinge depth force feedback absorbing flaps in a concrete tank.
The tank has one glass side running the full length of the tank.
The beach is a custom curved profile with HDPE plastic decking.

[@zorrorides1]

Would have loved to play with that but it wasn't there in '66 !

[@tomamberg5361]

MTU alum here…. What is the application for this?

[@zorrorides1]

I take it you were not an engineering student, or Physics, or aeronautics, or . . . .

[@tomamberg5361]

@@zorrorides1 I earned my degree in Electrical Engineering, you insulting jerk. And I'm a critical member of design teams for some of the most advanced semiconductors in the world.
If you don't have the answer, just be quiet. I never claimed it was worthless, I was interested in the targeted applications for this device.

[@anisarkar4500]

i had briefly worked under the professor in this lab. The applications are many but the one project they were testing was understanding wave patterns to develop wave energy converters. essentially have a spring mass damper like byuoyant system on these waves that can match the frequency of the wave and go in phase to maximize energy generation. they have a few prototypes on great lake research center

[@tomamberg5361]

@@anisarkar4500 Thanks!