NWEI Azura RTI 1/20th Model Validation Wave Tank Test Data

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Data from the 1/20th wave tank test of the RTI model. Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) has licensed intellectual property from RTI, and modified the PTO and retested the 1/20th RTI model that was tested as part of the Wave Energy Prize. The goal of the test was to validate NWEI's simulation models of the model. The test occurred at the University of Maine in Orono (UMO).

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Name Format Description Link
Motion Data.zip ZIP Motion Data from the UMO Qualysis motion tracking system. Files are in matlab format. A readme file is included describing the data structure. Detailed description of the data is in the Test Report Open resource
NWEI Matlab Data.zip ZIP Data from the NWEI DAS in Matlab format. Descriptions of the data can be found in the test report. Open resource
NWEI Raw Data.zip ZIP Raw TDMS data files produced by the NWEI DAS. A description of the signals in these files can be found in the test report. A TDMS reader is necessary to access the files, National Instruments provides a free converter to excel on their website. Open resource
Test Report - Full Scale Azura Wave Tank Tests April 2017.pdf PDF The test report generated from the test. The test plan is included as an attachment to the test report Open resource
Azura Wave Tank Test Log.csv CSV A test log listing data filenames, wave case, and float weight configurations for each test performed Open resource
Wave Calibration Data.zip ZIP Wave calibration data from the two test wave conditions Open resource
Wave Data.zip ZIP The reference wave probe data from each test Open resource

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