Physical Model Basin

by steve|Published April 21, 2012

The University of Michigan’s Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory contains a “Physical Model Basin” for testing various ship designs. It can hold 750,000 gallons of water and its testing systems can supporting motion up to 22 ft/s.

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I am a husband, son, and physicist. I am Research Group Manager in the Research Division at SNOLAB and a Professor of Physics at Queen's University. I like to do a little bit of everything: writing, running, biking, hiking, drumming, gardening, carpentry, computer programming, painting, drawing, eating and sleeping. I earned a Ph.D. in Physics in 2004 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I love to spend time with my family. All things written in here are my own, unless otherwise attributed.

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