FLOW TANK

Working section 60"l x 20"h x 15"w, variable speed up to 1 m/s, Rolling Hills Research Model 1520. Construction of the flow tank was supported by a National Science Foundation Multi-User Equipment And Instrumentation Resources For Biological Sciences award DBI-0301868 and by a University of Rhode Island match grant to PI Cheryl Wilga and Co-PI's Emily Carrington and Graham Forrester. If you wish to use the flow tank, please contact Cheryl Wilga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russell Miller, Kenneth Critz, Anthony Scudere testing the Marsh McBirney Model.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phil Motta studying feeding in spiny dogfish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Debo testing fluid flow over physical models.

Anabela Maia studying swimming in sharks.

Jocelyne Dolce studying ventilation during exercise in spiny dogfish.

Alana Mercurio studying drag on various swimsuits.

Dave Koester studying punting in little skates.