Shipping - Aerodynamics of Ships
Wind effects are an important aspect of the reliable and safe design of ships. Ship designers need to consider a number of issues including wind environment, wind pressures, funnel performance and helideck environment.
Consultancy Services
- Wind and current forces
- Deck level wind environment
- Helideck wind environment (vertical wind gradients and turbulence)
- Funnel emissions and exhaust plume
dispersion - Temperature rise in critical areas of the ship such as the passenger decks and over helidecks
- Ventilation in enclosed and open areas to identify stagnant zones and verify ventilation strategies
- Simulation of flammable gas dispersion, gas build up and explosion
- Fire and smoke propagation - modelling of fire development and smoke spread
Capabilities
- Wind tunnel testing
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Benefits
- Allows cost effective design options to be investigated
- Compliance with safety, comfort and ventilation criteria
- Funnel design optimisation
- Complimentary experimental and numerical modelling offering an integrated service
- Broad experience in ship aerodynamics