The Hydraulics Laboratory is located at Scripps Institution of Oceanography on the campus of the University of California San Diego. The function of the Hydraulics Laboratory is to provide expertise, space, facilities, and equipment for physical and biological oceanographic research. 

Technology Application Group
The staff of the laboratory is available to assist in the design, fabrication, and calibration of laboratory and field instruments, oceanographic and biological research devices, and other engineering projects including those which utilize the Laboratory's unique suite of facilities.  (more)

Facilities

The Hydraulics Laboratory offers many testing facilities including a wind-wave channel, two flow channels, three pressure testing vessels, a deep tank, and a temperature/pressure calibration facility.  Fresh and salt water are available throughout the laboratory and can be chilled or filtered as needs require.  An on-site machine shop, welding equipment, fabrication tools, and the in house expertise to use them greatly enhance the capability of the laboratory to serve a wide variety of scientific projects and research. (more)