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Edinburgh, West Mains Road, King's Buildings, Hudson Beare Building, Curved Wave Tank

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Interior. Curved wave tank building. Curved Wave Tank
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. Detail of work platform sections in up position showing wave-makers. The paddle is visible centre bottom, the signal processing receivers (from original 1977 tank) along top of image. The cables visible are are from the motors and act as tacheometers for measuring the speed of the wave-making paddles. The motore were adapted from computer motors, stripped down and rebuilt in the Fleeming Jenkin workshop (NT27SE 526.24)
DP 100166
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. Curved Wave TankTank. Specimen 'bullseye' wave. Detail
DP 100171
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. Curved Wave Tank, note 'ducks' of different types along the ledge in front of the tank.
DP 100160
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. View of modular work platforms, signal processing receivers (right). The platforms have been partially lifted to show how access to wavemakers achieved.
DP 100162
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. View of modular work platforms, signal processing receivers (left) and the 'beaches' on the right
DP 100163
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. Curved Wave Tank and Control desk
DP 100169
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. Detail of work platform sections in up position showing wave-makers. The paddle is visible centre bottom, the signal processing receivers (from original 1977 tank) along top of image. The cables visible are are from the motors and act as tacheometers for measuring the speed of the wave-making paddles. The motore were adapted from computer motors, stripped down and rebuilt in the Fleeming Jenkin workshop (NT27SE 526.22)
DP 100167
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. Curved Wave Tank and Control desk showing the array of 'ducks' or wave energy devices. The two 'ducks' on the left are spine models, followed by a 'sucked toffee' type duck made from an extruded foam material. On the extreme right is an example of the original 1970's 'duck' design constructed in the workshops in the Fleeming Jenkin Building, University of Edinburgh (NT27SE 526.22)
DP 100168
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Interior. Curved wave tank building.Curved Wave Tank. Specimen 'bullseye' wave. Detail
DP 100170
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. Curved Wave Tank and Control desk
DP 100158
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. Curved Wave Tank and control desk
DP 100159
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. View of modulat work platfroms, signal processing receivers (right) .
DP 100161
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. General view, Curved Wave Tank
DP 100157
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. View of modular work platforms, signal processing receivers (left)
DP 100164
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Interior. Curved wave tank building. View of tank with its modular work platforms, signal processing receivers (left) and 'beaches' on the right
DP 100165
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