SSPA has over 50 years of experience in cavitation testing. It is possible to install complete ship models in the large cavitation tunnel, which provides a very good representation of the wake field. Since SSPA’s cavitation tunnel is a very cost-effective facility, there are many possibilities for solving problems when they occur (and they often do!).

Another primary use of the cavitation tunnel, in addition to cavitation studies and erosion prediction, is the measurement of pressure pulses and radiated noise from all kinds of vessel, including merchant ships and fast naval ships, as well as submarines and other underwater vehicles. The cavitation tunnel, with its three interchangeable sections, is also very valuable in various types of flow studies. For the analysis of tests, computer programs, developed at SSPA, are used to provide on-line results.