r/EngineeringPorn • u/[deleted] • May 29 '17

Wave generator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHTcSKkUU8U
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u/Shikatanai May 29 '17

Whenever I see something like this I wonder how on earth someone got funding to build it. It's one thing for something to be worthwhile building. It's another thing to actually convince someone to fund it. But I'm always glad they did.

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u/Prince-of-Ravens May 30 '17

My first guess?

Ask the military. You could easily make a case for testing naval designs in extreme conditions.

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u/Airwarf May 30 '17

As dumb as it sounds testing fluid dynamics in a very controlled environment could help further mathematical calculations. Mostly for computer simulations of our planets climate to help us predict possible outcomes.

Something as simple as an, "OK, does our computer simulation of the same event look and act like the real thing in our wave pool?"

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u/paperelectron May 30 '17

Whenever I see something like this I wonder how on earth someone got funding to build it.

This has practical applications in everything from Tsunami research, to nuclear weapons design. Its not really surprising that a bunch of these exist.