IIT-Madras Commissions Asia's Largest Shallow Wave Basin
| Summary/Static | Details |
|---|---|
| Why in the news? | IIT-Madras commissioned Asia's largest shallow wave basin. |
| Facility Name | Shallow Wave Basin |
| Location | Discovery Campus, Thaiyur, IIT-Madras (near Chennai). |
| Technology | Indigenously developed with some imported components. |
| Capacity | Largest shallow wave basin in Asia. |
| Purpose | Research in coastal engineering, ports, waterways, and climate change. |
| Key Features | Multidirectional, mobile wave maker, simulates complex interactions. |
| Collaborators | National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways, and Coasts (NTCPWC), Ministry of Shipping. |
| Applications | Testing coastal structures, post-impact analysis, evaluation of solar floating plants, climate change studies. |
| International Impact | Positions IIT-Madras as a global leader in marine science research. |