Facilities
The following physical modelling facilities are available at the QGHL:
- 1,800m² testing hall
- 1-metre wide flume – 40m x 1m x 1.4m deep wave flume
- 5-metre wide flume – 25m x 5m x 0.8m deep wave flume*
- 20-metre wide large basin – 42m x 20m x 0.8m deep wave basin*
- State-of-the-art flume and basin wave generation systems with up to 20-metre basin paddle widths
- Modern data acquisition and analysis systems
- Wave probes, water level recorders, 3D laser scanner; Acoustic Doppler Velocimeters (ADV), pressure transducers, and electro-magnetic flow meters
- Rock sorting facility
- 3D printer
- Water pumping capacity totalling about 0.24m³/s
- Water storage sumps (up to 350m³)
- Facilities and amenities for clients (offices and conference room)
- Servicing wave and tide instrumentation.
* depth may be increased up to 1.2m for specific opportunities