Flumes & Wind Tunnels

  • Flumes for Research and Education

    A student and faculty member set up an experiment in a flume

  • Wind-Wave Tunnel

    Studying the performance of offshore wind farms in the presence of surface waves

    IIHR's wind-wave tunnel

  • Expert Flume Design and Construction

    Waves and bubbles as water flows through a flume

  • Wind Tunnel Research

    Modeling wind's affects on wind turbines and interactions between turbines

    IIHR's wind tunnel
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Flumes & Wind Tunnels

IIHR has more than a century of experience in the design and construction of flumes and wind tunnels. Our facilities include a number of flumes available for research and education. Our talented staff have also designed, constructed, and installed a number of custom flumes for clients around the world.

Did You Know?

IIHR has a number of flumes available for research and educational projects, including the following:

  • Tilting flume (high-gradient sediment flume)
  • Wind-wave flume (flume with integrated wind tunnel)
  • Two-foot flume (fixed-gradient flume with low turbulence characteristics)
  • Environmental flow facility (IIHR’s largest flume)
  • Towing tank flume
  • Two students conduct an experiment in a flume
Two students conduct an experiment in the Fluids Lab flume

Flumes & Flume Design

Our flumes have served industry, researchers, and students worldwide for decades. IIHR’s team can design a state-of-the-art customized flume to meet any specifications, including size, height, tilt, and speed.

The view inside IIHR's wind tunnel

Wind Energy Research

IIHR’s wind tunnel was constructed in 2014 and provides support for a variety of wind energy-related research efforts. In addition, a new wind-wave tunnel provides facilities for the study of the interactions between wind and waves at the boundary layer.