NRC — Coastal Wave Basin - Research Facility

To determine the eligibility criteria for this grant, you need to consider the following key points: 1. Industry Collaboration: The grant is focused on collaborating with industry partners to assess the performance of infrastructure project designs, marine vehicles, and marine operations in operational and extreme conditions. 2. Research Focus: The grant is intended to bridge the gap between innovation and commercialization by studying the behavior and performance of structures and vehicles in complex ocean, coastal, and river environments. 3. Testing Facilities: The grant provides access to world-class testing facilities, including the NRC's coastal wave basin, for conducting physical model studies of wave and current interactions at medium to large scales. 4. Expertise: The grant offers the expertise of NRC's professional staff experienced in various engineering fields related to marine environments. 5. Innovation and Optimization: The grant aims to develop optimizations to improve performance, increase safety, and reduce lifecycle costs of infrastructure projects and marine vehicles. These eligibility criteria suggest that organizations or individuals seeking the grant should be involved in industries related to infrastructure design, marine vehicles, or marine operations and have a specific interest in testing and optimizing their designs in challenging marine conditions. Collaboration with the NRC and a focus on innovation and commercialization are key aspects of the grant eligibility.

There are evaluation and selection criteria for this grant. The evaluation and selection criteria are:

- The NRC's coastal wave basin can handle long-crested irregular waves with significant heights up to 0.4 m and regular waves up to 0.55 m. - The basin features high-efficiency passive wave absorbers that provide less than 5% reflection across various conditions. - It offers options for generating bi-directional currents using recirculation channels, thrusters, and pumps. - The facility allows for simultaneous generation of waves and currents to model combined wave+current flows. - The basin can be subdivided into narrower channels for two-dimensional studies and then returned to its original configuration for three-dimensional investigations. - The NRC's professional staff has extensive experience in various engineering fields related to ocean, coastal, and river environments. - The NRC collaborates with industry to assess infrastructure project designs, marine vehicles, and operations to enhance performance, safety, and cost-effectiveness. - The NRC provides customized testing facilities and expert knowledge to support research and development efforts in marine engineering.