What does Flume Tank North Sea offer?

Learn more about the tank’s capabilities and the services we provide to our clients and partners

Specifications

The largest flume tank in Europe

External dimensions: 30 x 8 x 6 meters
Internal dimensions: 21.3 x 8 x 2.7 meters
Volume: 1.2 million liters of fresh water

We use specialized software for calculations and simulations, including CADTrawl software (®Kurt Hansen), CATS, AwaSys, WaveLab, and QualiSys.

Our facilities also include an auditorium with 60 seats, where visitors can observe the tank through a large observation window, offering a unique view of the activities inside the facility.

Current and Waves

The flume tank offers a range of functions that can be activated depending on customer needs.

The wave generator can produce regular waves up to 25 cm and irregular waves up to 20 cm.

The flow system can generate underwater currents of up to 1 m/s.

In addition, the tank’s moveable bottom allows for simulations such as a bottom trawl being dragged across the seabed.

Specialized Netmaking Expertise

At Flume Tank North Sea, we have our own net loft where customers can have high-quality, precision scale models made to order.

Our highly specialized netmakers have expertise in trawls, nets, seines, scale modeling, and related calculations.

Online Participation via Video Link

If you’re unable to visit the flume tank in Hirtshals, we can bring the tank to you.

Using our high-tech camera setup, you can follow tests online via a video link. This allows for a 360-degree view of the equipment in the tank, with the option to control the cameras and zoom in and out.

In this way, we give our customers even more flexibility to use the flume tank for testing, development, and demonstration of equipment.

Workshop

Most of Flume Tank North Sea’s customers work within fishing and aquaculture or scientific research, but we test all types of sub-sea equipment for other industries as well.