Consmema of Hattemerbroek (NL) began the start-up phase for the construction of the new wave flume for the Hydraulic Laboratory in Antwerp in January 2023. The new wave flume will be completed in early 2024.
A wave flume is a long narrow wave installation in a laboratory in which waves are simulated to scale. A scale model (of a seawall or similar) is built into a wave flume to study the impact of waves on this structure. A wave flume can be small (e.g. 20m long and 0.50m wide) or large (e.g. 200m long and 5m wide).
The new wave flume in Antwerp has a total length of 84 meters and is being built in an existing building of the Hydraulic Laboratory in Antwerp.
Technical Specifications
| Project | Wave flume |
| Client | Hydraulics Laboratory (Department of mobility & public works) |
| Capacity/size | Length: 84 m, Width: 2 m, Height: 2.5 m |
| Disciplines | Design, production, assembly |
| Material | Steel, concrete and glass |
Uitgangspunten:
· Location wave flume in hall 3 of Hydraulic Laboratory in Antwerp
· Inside dimensions wave flume 84 x 2 x 2.5 m (L x W x H)
· Transparent sections: 2 x 6 x 2.5 m, 1 x 37.5 x 1.5 m hall side and 1x 19.5 x 1.5 m wall side (L x H)
· Controlled filling emptying system with 3 inlets and outlets in floor (continuously variable filling flow rate 10…100 m3/h) with precise water level control +/ 1 mm in wave flume
· Access platform with 2x access stairs
· Cabin on access platform with central control statio
· 1x loading gate, allowing rolling stock to enter the trial are
· Overhead safety system, controls and other E facilities
About the Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory
The Hydraulics Laboratory, part of Department of mobility & public works, studies the impact of human activity and nature on water systems and the effects on navigation and water-related infrastructure.
For more information about the Hydraulic Laboratory, see:
https://www.waterbouwkundiglaboratorium.be/nl/over-waterbouwkundig-laboratorium
+31 (0) 38 444 28 55
