Lorient Flume tank

The Lorient flumetank is an hydrodynamic facility available for any qualification and observation of submerged objects in still or moving water. It is a closed loop circulating tank filled with fresh water. The fluid is moved with a 70 kW pump-motor with a velocity between 0 and 1 m/s and homogenized with a series of pressure drop systems. The overall dimensions are 24.50 m long, 7.50m wide and 3.30 m high. The part where experiments can be set up is 12m long, 2.6 m wide and 1.5 m deep. A mobile bottom belt can be synchronized with the water flow velocity and enables to simulate the seabedvelocity relatively to a towed object. The overall process of the facility is controlled by a user friendly interface.