Verifying performance and safety requires accurate representation of a ship and its ride control elements in relevant wave conditions. This basin (170 x 40 x 5 m) is designed to make arbitrary (high-speed) manoeuvres in realistic waves from arbitrary directions. The free-sailing or captive tests provide insight into the seakeeping and manoeuvring characteristics.

Our deepest tank (45 x 36 x 10.2 m) provides a realistic environment for testing offshore and submarine operations. The movable floor allows testing from shallow to deep water. In addition, a 30 m deep well is available for ultra-deep water tests. Wave generators on both sides of the tank and a movable wind bed generate a combination of wind, waves and swell. We use this tank for instance for testing loading and unloading procedures in extreme weather conditions and the installation of production facilities on support ships.

In this basin (240 x 18 x 8 m) we test models of both ships and offshore structures in most realistic operational conditions. The basin can be used for resistance and propulsion tests. The capability to reduce the ambient air pressure to as low as 2,5% of the atmospheric pressure in combination with the installed wave makers for short and long crested waves up to 0.75 m make this basin ideal for investigations into cavitation, air chambers and wave impacts with air entrapment.

This basin (220 x 4 x 3.6 m) is mainly designed to perform calm water and seakeeping model tests of ships and structures in their concept phase. It is equipped with a wave generator that can reach a significant wave height of 0.55 m at a peak period of 2.3 seconds, and a wind simulator, which together provide a realistic environment.

We use this tank (252 x 10.5 x 5.5 m) to optimise the resistance and propulsion properties of ship designs. Since the tank can measure different wave and current patterns, we gain more insight into the possible improvements in the functioning of the ship.

We use this basin (220 x 15.75 m) to optimise the performance and behaviour of a ship or operation in shallow water. With a depth adjustable from 0 to 1.15 m the basin can be used as input for simulations to help optimise nautical strategies. This includes factors like proximity of quays and bank suction. This facility is also used for Concept Development and Design Support for operations and new ship and offshore designs in shallow water.

This engine room of the future integrates power and the hydro propulsion system and enables the representative coupling of the propulsion hydrodynamics with the power supply. The Zero Emission Lab (ZEL) is a unique test facility worldwide for the research and testing of future marine propulsion and power systems, applying realistic, dynamic operating profiles.

Control pressure, temperature, humidity, gas composition and flows of liquid and gas to create the ideal conditions for your research, product development and process optimization.

In the Cavitation Tunnel we test a range of propulsor designs. Large propellers can be tested at high Reynolds numbers to predict accurate cavitation behaviour. A tunnel loop is available for testing the performance and cavitation properties of water jet impellers. Observation with high-speed cameras enables detailed cavitation flow investigations.