Marine Hydrodynamics

Learning Outcomes

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Characterize damped free and forced oscillators with multiple degrees of freedom to predict the potential flow coefficients of a marine structure. (C1, C2, C3)
• Solve unsteady viscous and potential flow equations to formulate the concepts of added mass, damping and monk moment. (C1, C2, C3)
• Apply dimensional analysis to theory and model testing to argue what parameters can impact the natural frequency in different conditions. (C1, C2, C3)
• Argue fluid added mass and damping effects on solid bodies in fluids and find the parameters affecting the added mass and damping coefficients. (C1, C2, C4)
• Interpret ocean wave spectra and formulate them based on wave characteristics, ship speed and direction. (C1, C2, C3)
• Predict ship seakeeping response in regular and irregular waves through the use of numerical and experimental techniques and make recommendations for future design practice. (C1, C2, C3, C5)

Knowledge and Understanding

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

• Describe load and motion estimates of ships and floating structures. (C1, C2, C4)
• Critique concepts of classic unsteady solid and fluid mechanics. (C1, C2, C4)

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. (C1, C2, C3, C4, C&M12)
• Classify the research and development of marine hydrodynamic designs and analysis. (C1, C2, C4)

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. (C1, C2, C3)
• Produce data acquisition, frequency analysis, and organise a group engineering presentation. (C1, C2, C3, C16)

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. (C1, C2, C3)

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 and learning methods

Teaching methods include

• Lecturing, notes, and supplemental videos.

Learning activities include

• Tutorials, experimental labs, and numerical applications.

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Blackboard. The blackboard web site has links to a number of websites that have demonstrations of how the transforms work and show how the streamlines are modified.

Jupyter notebooks for the numerical methods sections. https://github.com/Weymouth/MarineHydro

Internet Resources

Numerical Python for Engineers.

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.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External