Marine Hydrodynamics

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply theory and numerical methods to assess the unsteady flow and loading on ships.

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Predict ship seakeeping response in regular and irregular waves through the use of numerical and experimental techniques and make recommendations for future design practice.
• Characterize damped free and forced oscillators with multiple degrees of freedom to predict the potential flow coefficients of a marine structure.
• Apply dimensional analysis to theory and model testing to argue what parameters can impact the natural frequency in different conditions.
• Solve unsteady viscous and potential flow equations to formulate the concepts of added mass, damping and monk moment.
• Argue fluid added mass and damping effects on solid bodies in fluids and find the parameters affecting the added mass and damping coefficients.
• Interpret ocean wave spectra and formulate them based on wave characteristics, ship speed and direction.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Critique concepts of classic unsteady solid and fluid mechanics.
• Describe load and motion estimates of ships and floating structures.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Examine detailed theoretical, numerical, and experimental marine hydrodynamics analysis methods.
• Classify the research and development of marine hydrodynamic designs and analysis.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Compare and contrast dimensional analysis and theory and numerical and experimental results.
• Produce data acquisition, frequency analysis, and organise a group engineering presentation.

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• C1/M1 As a part of the group assessment, students must apply a comprehensive knowledge of mathematics, physics, and the principles of naval architecture to solve the potential flow theory numerically to find the potential coefficients of a ship section. C2/M2 In the seakeeping assessment, students must analyse the ship motions in regular and irregular seas in various operational conditions to make a judgement about the operability of the ship in question while also discussing the limitations of the potential flow theory used in the calculations. C3/M3 As part of the group assessment, students are required to apply computational techniques to model the complex problem fluid-structure problem around a ship section with a view to calculating 2-D added mass and damping coefficients in waves while also discussing the associated theory's limitations. C4/M4 In the seakeeping assessment, students must critically evaluate technical literature and other sources of information, such as project reports or articles in this field. They will apply a commercial seakeeping software tool to address the complex problem of ship motions in waves. C12/M12 As a part of the group assessment, students must undertake experimental tests to the international standards to calculate the roll damping of a ship model and predict its seakeeping responses in waves. During these experiments, students will engage in practical tasks such as calibrating and ballasting the model. C16/M16 As part of the continuous assessment in this module, students must demonstrate effective teamwork and individual performance. They are expected to complete assigned tasks and evaluate both their own and their team's performance based on predetermined assessment criteria.

Unsteady fluid dynamics and fluid-solid oscillators including; unsteady potential flow and added mass, water waves, ship waves, unsteady viscous flow, oscillating bodies in fluids, ocean spectra, and seakeeping.

Teaching methods include

• Lecturing, notes, and supplemental videos.

Learning activities include

• Tutorials, experimental labs, and numerical applications.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.