Fig. 10: The experimental setup during the flume tests.
From: A system for in-situ, wave-by-wave measurements of the speed and volume of coastal overtopping
a) The partitioned perspex collection tank used for the first flume tests (viewed looking inland). The six sensors on the two WireWall units are located to either side of the tank, arranged in rows oriented from the crest (sensor labelled “1” in blue) inland to sensor 6 (“6” in blue). The cables in the centre are attached to 6 other WireWall sensors (dipsticks, indicated by “d” in blue) which made continuous 1 Hz measurements of the water depth in the 6 partitions closet to the structure. b) The three much larger longitudinal tanks used for the later tests described in this paper (viewed looking offshore). Dipsticks (labelled “d” in blue) and pumps were located at the inland end of each of the three tanks. A wooden baffle (labelled “b” in blue) was used to damp the sloshing of the water in the tanks and the sides of the tanks were raised to prevent water splashing sideways from one tank to the next.
