Hydrodynamic performance engineering is critical to the optimal design of any vessel. Our solutions enable analysis of vessel hydrodynamics at full scale, and under realistic operating conditions. Use a virtual towing tank to examine any flow or performance aspect such as hull resistance, self-propulsion, maneuvering, vessel acceleration, or appendage shape, and alignment.
Hydrodynamic performance engineering is critical to the optimal design of any vessel. Our solutions enable analysis of vessel hydrodynamics at full scale, and under realistic operating conditions. Use a virtual towing tank to examine any flow or performance aspect such as hull resistance, self-propulsion, maneuvering, vessel acceleration, or appendage shape, and alignment.
Growing competition and increasing awareness of the environmental impact caused by the marine industry drives a continuous need for more efficient design methods. Today simulation, in particular CFD, is widely used to perform analyses of ship hulls in calm water. However, real-life operating conditions include a wide range of sea states and, in many cases, the optimum design for rough seas differs significantly from that for calm water. A vessel’s hydrodynamic properties, including hull design and hull-propeller interaction, resistance, maneuvering, and seakeeping, must all be optimized together in order to achieve an energy-efficient design which can perform as required under these challenging conditions.
By developing a digital twin of the vessel in the design phase, our solutions allow early evaluation and optimization of hull forms under realistic conditions, helping the marine industry develop innovative, better designs faster.
Use our hydrodynamic solutions to:
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Perform multidisciplinary design exploration and optimization early in the design cycle. Balance hull and propeller design objectives, while identifying optimal design performance.
Predict hydrodynamic resistance at full or model scale, including dynamically changing sink and trim, in response to realistic sea conditions. Examine slamming and sloshing using multiphysics flow simulation.
Model complete propulsion systems, including propeller-hull interaction. Accurately predict the onset and influence of cavitation.
Examine a wide range of structural analysis problems, including propeller-hull interaction, bow slamming, whipping and green seas scenarios. Increase structural confidence early in the design cycle.
Hull performance workflow provides naval architects with a streamlined, GUI-driven process to simulate vessel hydrodynamics in calm water conditions.
Designing vessels to meet strict environmental targets requires innovative thinking, and a shift away from traditional design methods
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