A contactless wave-height recorder for laboratory use

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Knott, G.F. | Flower, J.O.

Affiliations: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QT, Untied Kingdom

Abstract: A description of a servo-operated wave-height measuring instrument is given. The instrument seeks to keep a probe at a given height above the water-surface using a capacitive-type proximity-transducer, which when used in conjunction with a linear displacement-transducer, enables a high accuracy to be achieved under dynamic conditions. The prototype instrument has been in use almost daily for the past year in the wave-tank at the University of Sussex.

DOI: 10.3233/ISP-1978-2529002

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 25, no. 290, pp. 257-260, 1978