The FDT laboratory houses a large wind-wave tunnel facility designed for air-sea interaction and marine renewable energy studies, located at WSTC (Waterview Science and Technology Center) building of UT Dallas. The facility is affiliated with the Wind Energy Center and is central to their offshore wind energy research activities. The tank of the facility is roughly 15 m long with a working test section of about 13.5 m long, 1 m wide, and 1.8 m high. The entire test section is constructed from high-quality acrylic panels for optical measurements. The tank is equipped with a closed-loop wind tunnel capable of generating wind speeds up to 40 m/s. Further, the water tank is equipped with flap-type wavemakers, which allows for the generation of mechanical wave packets within the range of 0.8–1.5 Hz. Slow-moving currents can also be generated in the tank using a recirculating pump.