Instrumentation

lhe_equipementLocal acquisition systems: 14 National Instrument CompactRIO systems with 256 analog inputs each (32 channels per module x 8 modules sampled at 250 kHz in total per module) located every 5 m along the flume from 45 to 105 m from the wavemaker.

Current meters:

  • 2 Mini-ADP 3 MHz from Sontek
  • 2 Aquadopp HR 2 MHz from Nortek
  • 10 ADV Vectrino from Nortek
  • 3 ADV Vectrino II from Nortek

Turbidity sensors: 24 OBS 3+

Water level sensors: 18 WG-55 from RBR-Global

 

Topography-bathymetry:

  • 1 Multibeam Profiling Sonar 675 kHz  from Imagenex (model Delta T 837B)
  • 1 Digital Multibeam Imaging Sonar 260 kHz from Imagenex (model 965)

Cameras:

  •  1 Deep Sea Multi Sea Cam (underwater)
  •  2 Deep Sea Seasnake SS-30C (underwater)
  •  1 Deep Sea Multi Sea Lite (underwater)
  •  2 mobile HD security cameras
  •  1 wireless security camera
  •  1 fixed HD security camera

70 strain gages
Barometric pressure sensor: 1 RM Young
Pressure sensors: 

  • 5 Kistler sensors, model 4073A50 (max pressure 125000 kPa)
  • 22 PCB sensors, model 113B26 (max pressure 6895 kPa)
  • 25 UNIK5000 sensors, by GE