| Dimensions | Other parameters |
|---|---|
| Specific shape with a total area of approximately 550 sq. m Depth: 0.5 m |
Pneumatic wave-generator for regular waves
Wave height: up to 0.15 m |
BSHC offers research, engineering and consulting services supporting Port & Coastal Engineering, Coastal Zone Management, and Environmental Protection activities.
In particular, BSHC has conducted laboratory-scale model tests in regular and irregular waves, with or without current generation.
Model tests:
- Wind waves and wave transformation/refraction in shallow water. Wave induced littoral currents in the coastal zone
- Wave propagation around port and coastal protection structures (wave diffraction/refraction, wave run-up, over-topping, long waves/seiches), generation of local currents and low tide zones
- Coastal morphology changes (suspended and bed sediment transport, bed changes and shoreline evolution, erosion/accumulation, local scour around engineering structures)
- Spreading of floating and dissolved pollutants in coastal areas exposed to waves and currents
Instrumentation:
- Wave measurement – a system for measuring the water level variation, based on 16 channel wave-meter with an amplitude range of ± 0.25 m, and 0.5 mm resolution
- Micro-hydrometric current velocity meters with a diameter of 10 mm, and a range of 0.05 to 0.50 m/s
- Contactless bottom profile meters with a range of ± 0.25 m and 1 mm resolution for measuring sea bed changes
- Measurement of the salinity concentration based on 12 channel conductivity meter for concentrations from 0 to 4 %, with 1 cub cm resolution
- A PC based system for data acquisition, environment generation control, and data processing
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