About Ship Model Basin in Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Faculty of Maritime Science, Kobe University
This ship model basin in Faculty of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University was constructed between 1971 and 1972 and was repaired 1986, 1993 and 1995, 2002 when the great earthquake happened, and 2015.
There are a shallow water tank, a wind-wave water tank, anchor dragging tanks, a circulating water channel and others in the building which has no pillar inside by means of particular construction.
Building
| Principal Dimensions |
80mL×15.6mW×5mH |
| Area |
1222m² |
| Type |
a ferroconcrete structure without window roofed with long-span PS concrete |
| Ventilation Arrangement |
20 electric fans on upper side walls |
| Crane Running Under Ceiling |
max.load 1.0ton, running range 49mL·10mW |
| Max. Entrance for Machines |
3.2mW×3.6mH |
| Principal Dimensions |
60mL×6mW×2mD, max.water depth 1.5m |
| Towing Carriage |
dimensions 7mL×7.1mW×0.6mH, weight 12ton |
| Aerial Line for Trolley |
copper tube set with plastic case, 200V·3Φ,100V·3Φ |
| Wave Generator |
piston type driven by oil pressure |
| Wave Absorder |
passivity type |
| Accessories |
circulating purifier,observation stage,observation window |
| Principal Dimensions |
10mL×6mW×1mD, max. water depth 0.5m |
| Wind Generator |
butterfly valve adjuster and inverter control type for wind speed |
| Principal Dimensions |
15mL×5.4mW×2.8mH |
| Dimensions of Working Section |
5.55mL×1.5mW×1.2mD |
| Type |
horizontally circulating type |
| Principal Dimension |
16mL×2.5mW×1.2mD, sand depth 0.9m |
