Professor Felice Arena

47 Pages·2012·4.72 MB·English

ANNO ACCADEMICO DUEMILAUNDICI/DUEMILADODICI
NOEL, Lungomare Falcomatà, Rada delle Mura Greche, Reggio Calabria, Italy
The NOEL, Natural Ocean
Engineering Laboratory,
of Reggio Calabria (Italy)
Felice Arena
Professor of Ocean Engineering
Mediterranea University
Director of NOEL
The first ocean engineering laboratory working in the field rather than
in wave tanks equipped with wavemakers based on the successful
experience of some pionieeristic small-scale-field- experiments
directed by Professor Paolo Boccotti off the beach of Reggio Calabria
(Italy), since 1989.
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L O C A T I O N
Messina

Tyrrhenian
Sea STRAITS OF MESSINA

Ionian NOEL
Sea
lab

Calabria Reggio
Calabria
Messina

Reggio
Calabria
Reggio Calabria NOEL
Sicily

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LOCATION
Beach of Reggio Calabria on the East coast of the Strait of
Messina.
Peculiarity. A local wind from NNW often generates sea
states consisting of pure wind waves with the typical size of
a big laboratory tank (significant wave height
0.20m<H <0.80m, peak period 2.0s<T <3.6s). This local
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wind is very stable, and sometimes keeps steady from
morning to evening. The tide amplitude is small (typically
within 0.10m).
The water is very clear because of the current which flows
twice in a day.

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THE ORIGIN OF LABORATORY
On 1989 Professor Paolo Boccotti directed the first experiment aimed at
verifying the possibility to work in the sea as in a big wave tank.
In 1990 a small scale field experiment was carried out off the beach of Reggio
Calabria to verify the theory of Quasi-Determinism, that defines the mechanics
of three-dimensional wave groups when a very high wave occurs. The results of
the experiment gave a full confirmation of the theory (Boccotti et al. 1993) and
showed that the sea off the Reggio Calabria promenade is a natural lab for
“small scale field experiments” (Phillips et al. 1993). Here a local wind blowing
from Messina toward Reggio Calabria generates wind waves with spectra very
close to the mean JONSWAP, spectrum during most time of a year.
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THE ORIGIN OF LABORATORY
…………….. After three more experiments the Mediterranea University of
Reggio Calabria decided to build a laboratory in the promenade of Reggio
Calabria.
The municipality of Reggio Calabria included the laboratory in a big project
for the city seaside. This includes an open theatre and a new promenade
with a splendid sight of the Straits of Messina and Sicily. The new laboratory
has its own beach, and its own water sheet within 50m from the shoreline. It
includes a conference room, a room with the electronic station and a P.C.
network, offices and a small workshop.
The small scale field experiments are performed in the water sheet off the
beach. The instruments are connected by cables to the electronic station.
People attending symposia held in this lab can get a real time view of the
experiments.
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The new management and the N.O.E.L.
In March 2009 the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria assumed direct
management of the laboratory, and Professor Felice Arena was designated as
Director of the Lab, supported by the Scientific Supervision of Professor Paolo
Boccotti (they are both full professor of Ocean Engineering). In this new phase
of the lab, activities are run with the support of the PhD students of the ocean
engineering program, as well as graduate students, which participate to the
experiments. In the lab academic activities, as lectures for under graduate
students, are also held.

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The Staff of the N.O.E.L. :
(2009/2010)
Professors and researchers of the Mediterranea University
(Alessandra Romolo, Giuseppe Barbaro, Paolo Boccotti, Vincenzo Fiamma, Felice Arena)

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The Staff of the N.O.E.L.:
With some PhD students and PostDoc of the Mediterranea University

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The Staff of the N.O.E.L.

Ph.D. Students: Ocean Engineering Program

Name Ciclo Tutor(s) Name Ciclo Tutor(s)
XXIV Prof. Giuseppe Barbaro Rosa Maria XXVI Prof. Felice Arena
Antonino Campolo
Calaudi Dott.ssa A. Sempreviva
Rosita Siciliano XXIV Prof. Felice Arena Alessandro Richichi XXVI Prof. Felice Arena
Prof. C. Guedes Soares
Giandomenico Foti XXIV Prof. Giuseppe Barbaro Anita Santoro XXVI
Prof. Felice Arena
XXV Proff. P.Boccotti, V. XXVII Prof. Felice Arena
Luigi Collia Domenico Ciricosta
Fiamma,
Pasquale Pizzimenti XXV Prof. Felice Arena Valentina Laface XXVII Proff. F. Arena, G. Barbaro
Simona Ghiretti XXV Prof. Giuseppe Barbaro Giovanna Vizzari XXVII Proff. F. Arena, A. Romolo

Post-Doc in Ocean Engineering
Saveria Meduri (PhD – ciclo XX)
Vincenzo Nava (PhD – ciclo XXI) International Post-doc between Mediterranea
and Instituto Superior Tecnico of Lisbon, Portugal
Antonino Viviano (PhD – ciclo XXI)
Giovanni Malara (PhD – ciclo XXIII) International Post-doc between
Mediterranea and Rice University of Houston, Texas, USA
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