NRC — Steel Wave Flume — Research Facility ### 📋 Eligible Entities - Academic institutions (universities and research colleges) - Research organizations and not-for-profit research centres - Government agencies and Crown corporations conducting research - Private companies engaged in coastal engineering, marine technology, or maritime research - Consortiums of eligible entities working collaboratively - International research partners in collaboration with Canadian entities Note: Access is primarily through application and peer-review processes; commercial entities must demonstrate research merit aligned with NRC priorities. --- ### 💰 Funding Details - Service Model: Fee-for-service facility access (not a direct grant) - Cost Structure: Hourly or project-based rental fees for flume time and technical support - Funding Source: Operational budget of NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) or direct facility cost recovery - No matching requirement for academic and government users - Commercial/private sector rates may apply premium pricing - Not repayable (facility access is a service purchase, not a loan) - Scale: 64 m length × 1.2 m width × 1.2 m height allows medium-scale 2D experimental studies --- ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses Research activities funded through flume access include: - Coastal process studies (wave motion, sediment transport, erosion patterns) - Wave-structure interaction testing (breakwaters, seawalls, offshore platforms, marine renewable devices) - Hydrodynamic modelling and validation experiments - Maritime infrastructure assessment (ports, harbours, coastal protection) - Marine renewable energy research (wave energy converters, tidal structures) - Sediment dynamics and morphodynamic studies - Materials testing in wave environments - Wave loading analysis on structures - Scale-model experimentation for medium-scale applications Facility provides flume operation, water circulation systems, wave generation, measurement equipment, and technical staff support. --- ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - **Booking & Scheduling