The re-circulating water channel is a system that is a 1:14 scale model of the U.S. Navy’s Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) located at Memphis, Tennessee. The circulating water channel includes a test section measuring 36.6 inches long, 8.6 inches wide, and 8.6 inches high. It has a 6:1 contraction and a diffuser section, and a 200 horsepower open loop AC drive motor capable of producing maximum flow speeds of 50 knots.
This facility has also been used for the study of polymer, micro bubble with liquid stabilization, and air layer drag reduction for ocean-going vessels and platforms.
Principal Characteristics
| 1/14th scale model of the USN Large Cavitation Channel in Memphis, TN |
| Speeds up to 25m/s |
| Test Section: 21.8cm x 21.8cm |
| Pressures to at least 200kPa abs |
| Test section access – all sides |
| Splitter plates |
| De-aeration equipped |
| PIV and boundary layer measurements |
Figure. Circulating water channel