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Partial list of absorbing scientific wavemakers developed by Edinburgh Designs Limited
University of Edinburgh, UK
- 1976 80 paddle wide tank (as employees of University)
- 1984 Double ended narrow tank, 5 narrow tanks (1983,1985,1989,1994,1995)
- 1994 0.3 wide by 0.5m deep piston wavemaker
UK Department of Energy, Cadnam, Hampshire, UK
- 1982 60 paddle wide tank (consultants to UK Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell)
Heriot Watt University, UK
- 1987 Double ended narrow tank
- 1988 2 narrow tanks
- 1994 0.5m wide by 1.2m deep narrow tank tank
- 1996 24 paddle 15m wide by 3m deep wide tank
City University, London, UK
- 1988 0.9 by 0.5m deep narrow tank
- 1994 0.4 wide by 0.7m deep narrow tank
Imperial College, London, UK
- 1989 0.3 by 0.9m wide narrow tank
Technical University of Nova Scotia, Canada
- 1990 0.75 by 0.5m deep double ended narrow tank
Queen Mary College, London, UK
- 1991 0.75 wide by 0.9m double narrow tank
Aberdeen University, UK
- 1991 0.4 wide by 0.7m deep narrow tank
IIT Kanpur, India
- 1992 0.457 wide by 0.7m deep narrow tank
University College Cork, Ireland
- 1993 40 paddle 20m wide by 1.2m deep wide tank
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA
- 1994 0.4m wide by 0.7m deep narrow tank
Institute Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
- 1995 1.2m wide by 1m deep Piston Narrow tank
City College, New York, USA
- 1995 5 paddle 2.0wide by 0.7m deep wide tank.
Queens University Belfast, UK
- 1995 Single paddle 0.35m by 1m deep Narrow tank
University of Ulsan, South Korea
- 1996 40 paddle 20m wide by 3m deep wide tank
Norwegian University of Science and technology, Tronheim, Norway
- 1996 Single paddle 0.6m by 1m deep Narrow tank
Applied Research and Technology, Inverness, UK
- 1996 Single paddle 3.5m wide by 1m deep tank
University College London UK
- 1997 Double opposed piston paddles 0.45m wide by 0.5m deep narrow tank
DGA (French Ministry of Defence)
- 1998 24 paddle 10m wide by 30m long wide tank.
Major theme park in Anaheim, California, USA.
- 1998 30 paddle wavemaker 26m wide.
Ecole Centrale de Nantes
- 1999 48 paddle, 50m by 30m by 5m deep.
Wavegen Inverness
- 2001 8 piston paddles for 6m wide variable depth coastal tank.
University of Brighton
- 2002 1 piston paddle for 0.465m wide narrow tank ( supplied with tank)
University of Edinburgh, UK
- 2002 48 paddle wide tank with paddles curved round a 96 degree arc.
Queens University Belfast
- 2002 6 piston paddles for 4.5m wide variable depth coastal tank.
Imperial College London
- 2003 56 paddle 20m by 15m by 1.5m deep tank
- 2003 double ended narrow tank
- 2003 1 piston paddle for 0.600m wide narrow tank
- 2003 Upgrade of existing 2.8m wide towing tank.
Kuwait University
- 2003 1 piston paddle for 0.600m wide narrow tank
Imperial College London Department of Aeronautics
- 2003 0.6 x 0,6 x 8m flow tank.
University of Lancaster
- 2003 7 paddle 2.5m by 15m by 1.0m deep tank
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2004 3 piston paddle for 1.8m wide combined wave wind current tank
Vinashin Ship Research towing tank Hanoi
- 2004 single paddle 6m wide 0.9m
CTO Research towing tank
- 2004 single paddle 6 x 130m x 4m deep tank
University College London
- 2005 2 piston paddle for 1.2m wide recirculating wave / current tank & 7 paddle 2.5m wide Ocean towing tank
Cardiff University
- 2005 1.2 x 1.0 x 20m tilting flow tank
University of Naples
- 2006 8 paddles for 9 x 139 x 4.5m deep towing tank
University of Nottingham
- 2006 single piston 0.25mm wide 300mm deep with linear motor drive
University of Sydney
- 2006 single piston 1.00m wide 0.75m deep
University of Manchester
- 2006 8 pistons for 5m wide 500mm deep current tank.
University of Glasgow
- 2007 4 paddles for 4.57 x 70 x 2.25m deep towing tank mounted to movable module
University of Bristol
- 2007 single piston 300mm wide 0.5m deep
University of Warwick
- 2007 single piston 600mm wide 0.75m deep
David Taylor Basin Carderock USA
- 2007 216 2.5m deep paddles for 106 x 97m MASK tank. Paddles arranged on two sides with curved corner. NSWCCD US Navy
UniversityTechnologei Petronas
- 2007 single piston paddle for 1.5m wide re-circulating wave / current tank
University of Ulsan, South Korea
- 2007 upgrade of control system for 40 paddle 20m wide by 3m deep wide tank
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2008 8 piston paddle for 3.5m wide towing tank
Yildiz Technical University Istanbul
- 2008 single piston 1.00m wide 0.75m deep
University of Waikato, New Zealand
- 2008 single piston 300mm wide 0.5m deep
Queens University Belfast (Portaferry)
- 2008 24 piston paddles on movable modules for coastal tank
University of Caen, France
- 2008 single piston 300mm wide 0.5m deep
Delta Marine Consultants Utrecht, Holland
- 2008 single piston 600mm wide 0.75m deep supplied with 25m long glass sided tank.
Scot Renewables Orkney
- 2008 four piston 2500mm wide 0.5m deep. Tidal turbine test tank.
Strathclyde University
- 2009 Movable semisubmersible wave absorbing beach.
Other Contracts
Pelamis Wave Power
- 2002 1/7 scale Pelamis control system
- 2003 full scale hydraulic power take-off control system
- 2004 full scale offshore Pelamis prototype control system
- 2005/8 Control and software for Portuguese offshore wave farm
Aquamarine Power
- 2009 Consultant Oyster WEC
DTI /FES
- 2005 Study into feasibility of variable pitch vertical axis tidal rotor.
SPUR /Juice
- 2006/7 Prototype variable pitch vertical axis tidal rotor.
Tidal power
- 2008 Consultant Black and Veatch
Surf waves
- Consultancy and modeling on the design of large surf wave generators for leisure and theme parks.
- Disney Typhoon Lagoon, Orlando, Florida
- Sun City
- Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
- Disney California Adventure, Los Angeles
- Siam Park Tenerife (watch youtube.com)
Mechanical structures
- 2006 Pelamis Wave Power: lift frame to service 60 tonne mooring tether
- 2009 East Midlands International swimming pool : Two moving floors 18 x13m and 18 x 9m
- 2009 Lanark Swimming pool: moving floor 13 x 9m
- 2009 MAR Range Services: Safety analysis of 116 tonne marine lift structure
