Facility Upgrades

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A main focus for the AMHRC is the upgrade of facilities. Listed below are some of the goals for the planned upgrades.

Upgraded Cavitation Tunnel

• Controlled quality of cavitation nuclei
• Rapid degas using tunnel as degas vessel
• Low free-stream turbulence intensity
• Highly uniform free-stream velocity profile
• Improved tunnel acoustics and background noise

Towing Tank upgrade has achieved

• Provide 30% higher vessel speeds and up to 100% longer test runs
• Support increased model size
• Assist Australian high-speed ship designers and builders
• Improve quality of carriage ride
• Upgrade ancillary equipment

Marine Simulator capability enhancement is achieving

• Significant improvement on the realism of modelling - bank, swell, current and wind, tide
• Recording and playback techniques to be able to evaluate simulation programs
• A realistic simulation of efficient and safe manoeuvres of tug operation
• Development of a prototype visual simulation from the bridge view for depth of vision and berthing/unberthing vessels alongside wharfs and jetties

Proposed Circulating Water Channel upgrade

• Enhanced water flow control system
• Improved access to the Channel and its overhead carriage system
• Improved measurement instrumentation
• Integration of instruments for centralised control and data logging
• Extended HPMM capability - ROV's
• Expanded viewing area downstairs