EU-Programme "Improving Human Potential - Access to Research Infrastructures"
The European Commission has recently granted financial support for conducting research in DHI’s test basins under the Access to Research Infrastructures action of the European Community’s 5th Framework Improving Human Potential Programme. The test facilities available consist of an offshore wave basin and a shallow water basin.
The specific objectives of the EU programme at DHI are:
- To make available two large-scale DHI test basins to European researchers from the Member States of the Community and the Associated States* other than Denmark
- To provide advanced training opportunities to European researchers to become familiar with the use of the two DHI test basin facilities
*) Associated States are Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
The EU grant covers all costs associated with using the facility including all scientific, technical, and logistic support from DHI. The grant also covers the expenses for the users such as travel, accommodation and subsistence allowance. User salaries are not covered by the grant. The grant expires 31st of December 2004. The detailed Rules and Conditions for access to the DHI test basins are given in the full contract with the Commission, which can be inspected by visiting researchers. However a digest of the Rules and Conditions of prime relevance to potential users of the facilities are available.
DHI offers a well-established research environment with a successful history of hosting international researchers. The research facilities being offered at DHI are the DHI offshore wave basin and the DHI shallow water basin. Both basins are equipped with state-of-the-art 3D wave generating systems.
The DHI Offshore Wave Basin is 20 by 30 m with an overall depth of 3 m, and a 12 m deep pit in the centre area. 60 wave flaps along the basin side facilitate generation of realistic 3D seastates. Currents and winds can also be generated. All necessary peripherals including transducers and data acquisition units are available at DHI, together with several models including TLP, tankers and SSCV’s. The main use of the facility is within research on wave hydrodynamics, wave loads and response of fixed and compliant/floating structures.
The DHI Shallow Water Basin for combined wave and current measures 35 m by 25 m, with an overall depth of 0.8 m. In addition to the movable conventional type 2D wavemakers, the facility has recently been equipped with a 3D wavemaker. The wavemaker is designed to operate at water depths between 0.2 m and 0.9 m, with a maximum wave height of 0.55 m at a period of 2.3 s.
Proposals for doing research work and training in the facility are solicited twice a year. The proposals are evaluated by an international Scientific User Selection Panel. Please download, complete and send the application form to Karsten G. Nielsen in an email or to the address below.
Next submission of proposals: within 28 November 2003
For more details on the programme please contact:
DHI Water & Environment
Agern Allé 5
DK-2970 Hørsholm
Denmark
Att: Karsten G. Nielsen
Phone: +45 45 169 100
Fax: +45 45 169 200
E-mail: kgn@dhi.dk