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Booking Laboratory Time at the Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre
The Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre is a research infrastructure and series of laboratories funded by the Norwegian government. As such, the laboratories and facilities are open to all users. However, educational activities are given priority.
If you wish to book access to a laboratory, you will be granted access with the minimum staffing required to operate the specific laboratory safely. This does not include assistance with instrumentation, measurements, data collection, analysis, or reporting, which are normally part of laboratory use for research or validation purposes.
Therefore, we — the operators of the Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre, SINTEF Ocean and the Department of Marine Technology at NTNU — recommend that external users either book projects that utilise the laboratories or enter a research collaboration with the operator of the laboratory you are interested in using.
The list below provides information about the types of laboratories that external users may book. The links provide access to further details.
Pricing and availability are provided upon request to the listed contact persons.
Laboratories in alphabetical order with contact information
The laboratory is located at the Trondheim Biological Station (TBS) and hosts a range of vessels, both manned and unmanned, operating above and below the surface, along with underwater test infrastructure.
The vessels are used for research, development, testing, and education across the globe.
Contact: Martin Ludvigsen – martin.ludvigsen@ntnu.no
Used to examine the performance of propellers, thrusters, and lift systems. LxWxD = 6 x 1.3 x 1.2 m. Maximum water speed: 10 m/s.
Contact: Luca Savio – luca.savio@sintef.no
More information about the Cavitation Laboratory (SINTEF webpage)
A flume tank with laminar flow in a test section of LxWxD = 2.50 x 0.61 x 0.61 m.
The test section has excellent optical access thanks to plexiglass walls.
Contact: Emil Bratlie – emil.bratlie@ntnu.no
Towing tank/wave basin: LxWxD = 32 x 6.4 x 1.5 m, equipped with towing carriage and wave generator.
Contact: Emil Bratlie – emil.bratlie@ntnu.no
More information about the Marine Cybernetics Lab here.
This lab tests structures, structural components, and materials – including fatigue testing, tensile strength, and fracture testing.
Contact: Naiquan Ye – naiquan.ye@sintef.no
More information about the Marine Structures Laboratory here (SINTEF webpage)
This lab offers system architecture for energy systems and components used in modern vessels, including the setup of complex hybrid systems.
Contact: Anders Valland – anders.valland@sintef.no
More information about the Laboratory for Maritime Energy Systems here (SINTEF webpage)
A basin designed to simulate all types of environmental and weather conditions, including wind, waves, and currents.
Size: LxW = 50 x 80 metres, up to 10 metres deep.
The new Ocean Basin under construction will have dimensions of LxW = 60 x 50 metres, 12 metres deep, and down to 30 metres in one section, with more advanced wave and current conditions.
Contact: Maxime Thys – Maxime.Thys@sintef.no
More information about the Ocean Laboratory here.
A small towing tank: LxWxD = 26.5 x 2.5 x 1 m, with a simple towing carriage and wave generator.
Contact: Emil Bratlie – emil.bratlie@ntnu.no
More information about the Small Towing Tank here.
The towing tank is used to study ships’ hydrodynamic performance: This includes resistance, propulsion, seakeeping in head and following seas, and directional stability tests with free running models.
Size: LxWxD = 180 x 10 x 8 m. It has two towing carriages, one capable of speeds up to 10 m/s.
The towing tank will be replaced by a new Seakeeping Basin with dimensions of LxWxD = 180 x 40 x 6 m.
Contact: Anders Alterskjær – anders.alterskjar@sintef.no
More information about the Ship Model Tank here (SINTEF webpage)
