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 Dantec Dynamics' measurement equipment is used in research into geophysical flows, oceanography and climate. This research area has become more important in recent years because of an increasing awareness of the delicate balance in the fluids on which all life on earth ultimately depends. Typical research areas include wave dynamics, particle transport, erosion and the interaction between waves and coastal installations such as harbours.
An understanding of fluid processes is also important in a wide spectrum of environmental issues. One area is the physical location of power plants and other installations that require large flows of cooling water or that involve the use or creation of toxic chemicals. The accurate prediction of flows around such installations is critically important if pollution is to be avoided. Another vital area is protection against spills of liquid pollutants at sea.
Application areas include:
- Wave dynamics
- Mass transport
- Sedimentation/particle transport
- Extraction of fluids from sediments
- Coastal engineering
- Oceanography
- Tidal modelling
- Erosion
- Weather/atmospheric studies
- Icing
- Pollution control
- River hydrology
- Groundwater and lava flows
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Case study:
Probing the dynamics of earth surface flows.
Contributed by:
Professor Jim Best,
University of Leeds.
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