. . . . "In 1974 it was determined that the Marine and Ocean Engineering programs at the Coast Guard Academy were suffering from the lack of a facility to allow students to do experimental work in the area of fluid mechanics and ship hydrodynamics. A study was conducted to develop and evaluate the options, and this resulted in the design and construction of a free surface circulating water channel with the associated instrumentation. This CWC has a test section of 2 ft. deep x 4 ft. wide x 12 ft. long and a maximum velocity in excess of 8 ft./sec. (Froude No. greater than one). The technique of using a vertical loop circulation with a 3 to 1 compression section prior to water entry into the test section and the use of turning vanes to inhibit separation of the flow stream resulted in a uniform velocity profile quite suitable for the experimental work by the Academy and the Research and Development Center."@en . . "The U.S. Coast Guard Academy circulating water channel"@en . . . . . "United States Coast Guard Academy. Research and Development Center." . . . . "Towing basin." . .