Hydraulic Investigations and Laboratory Services Equipment

Hydraulic Investigations and Laboratory Services provide about 54,000 square feet of indoor, climate-controlled modeling space. A 240,000-gallon storage reservoir provides water for permanent and temporary testing facilities supplied through an automated flow delivery and measurement system. Major laboratory features include:

• State-of-the-art laboratory control and data acquisition systems
• Four 100-150 hp variable-speed pumps that deliver water into our perimeter pipe chase
• One low-head portable pump with approximately 25 cfs output capacity
• Several portable 10-30 hp pumps
• 250 hp high-head pump capable of delivering 1 cfs at up to 600 ft of head.
• Venturi meters in fixed delivery system from 3- to 14-inch diameter with flow measurement ranges from 0.1 cfs to 20 cfs
• 44,000 pound volumetric/weigh tank facility to calibrate the laboratory venturi meters and other measurement devices
• Tilting flume, 3 feet wide, 60 feet long, with slope variable from -2% to 8%.
• Glass walled flume, 8 feet high, 4 feet wide, and 80 feet long.
• FARO laser scanning system
• Large-scale particle image velocimetry
• Small-scale, cross-sectional particle image velocimetry system
• Air concentration probe
• Scanning sonar for underwater imaging
• CNC router and 3-D printer for advanced manufacturing
• Acoustic Doppler Velocity meters (ADVs, FlowTrackers)
• Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs)
• Laser doppler velocimeter
• Closed conduit acoustic flowmeters
• High-speed data acquisition, still-photo, and videographic equipment

Specialized equipment also includes:

Last Updated: 7/15/22