Hydraulics laboratory

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AIN active, in its commitment to quality and specialization, has made a significant investment in a hydraulics laboratory for the development of reduced models.

The main characteristics of the laboratory are as follows:

1.500 m2 of equipped surface
Recirculation circuit : three pumps of 150 l/sec
Tanks with a capacity of 80 m3.
23,5 m long variable slope channel with a section of 0.80×0.80.
Instrumentation: flowmeters, level probes, cameras, etc.

Additionally, and to complement and contrast the studies carried out, numerical simulations of fluid behavior are also performed using CFDs (computational fluid mechanics).

Subareas of activity

Reduced models

AIN active has set up a research center for the development of experimental models to test theoretical models, mainly in the field of hydraulic engineering.

For this purpose, a laboratory with an area of 1200m² is available with a system that allows the realization of reduced models with a flow rate of 150 l/sec.

There is a 30 m long variable slope channel in which experimentation with interposed elements in channels, etc. is allowed.

Computational Fluid Dynamics

At AIN active we have equipment that allows us to reduce the margin of error in our predictions and to analyze increasingly complex situations such as turbulent flows.

The verification of the data obtained by CFD is performed in our hydraulics laboratory.