Model Testing
Model testing is often a key component of marine engineering designs. MI&T has acquired a vast experience in providing helpful guidance for the various phases of testing, from a 15 mn phone call to contracting, management and supervision of entire model test programs.
Planning Phase
- Defining comprehensive test matrix
- Review of facilities and applicability to testing program
Onsite support
- Insuring quality data
- Continuous client progress updates
Independent Data analysis & Interpretation
We have served our clients in most of the major model testing facilities in the world:
Multiple Scale Sloshing experiments
- Changed industry practices (2003)
Super Critical VIM experiments
- Large velocity and large diameter cylinder (2003,2006)
Sub Critical VIM experiments
- Project specific and R&D work (2006,2007)
- Submerged vertical Cylinder – 6DOF. (2006)
Floaters
- New concepts qualification & project verification
- Coupled (multiple floaters and mooring/riser systems)
UC Berkeley Tow Tank
- 1st DPIV application (1995) in a large scale facility
- Viscous drift & roll of 2D cylinder (2000)