Maritime Technology

How do I design my ship or oilrig in the most appropriate way?

What should I take into consideration prior to constructing a new harbour?

How can I train my ship’s officers in order to keep safety up to date?

These are only some of the questions we can help you answering and afterwards help you carrying out in real life.

Our activities include consulting, software sales and courses within the following areas:

Ship design

• Testing of caviation, resistance, self-propulsion, steering and manoeuvring, sea keeping and trim
• Stability
• CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) calculations
• Resistance tests
• Physical model tests in our 240 m towing tank

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Aerodynamic engineering

• Ship superstructures (smoke, current and load)
• Buildings (bridges, houses, stadiums and wind mills)
• Numerical calculations (CFD)
• Model tests in our 5 wind tunnels
• Field measurements

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Numerical services

• CFD
• Lines optimization
• Appendage flow
• Wake surveys
• Waves
• Propeller evaluation
• Manoeuvring
• Special flow study

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Oil/gas research and production

• Hydro and aerodynamic load and stability
• Platform station keeping
• DP holding capability
• Simulation of tow-out and installation processes

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Simulation and training courses

• PC and full-mission simulators (SimFlex Navigator)
• On-board systems
• Training of ship’s officers (5 real-time simulators)
• Port studies and design
• Human Factors Management

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