| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/T10923/01 |
| Title: |
Development and Implementation of a Database-Enabled Ship Design System and Preliminary Analysis of Trimaran Hull Form Design |
| Principal Investigator: |
GREIG, Dr AR |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
UCL |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
26 April 2004 |
Ends: |
25 July 2004 |
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5,740
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Design Engineering |
Fluid Dynamics |
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| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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The initial focus will be the development of a comprehensive towing tank test database, using test results from the Stevens' Davidson Laboratory. The database will be developed with the aim of providing design assistance to the UCL faculty and students in the UCL MSc Ship Design Project. As such the thousands of towing tank test results will be reduced to a manageable subset by focusing only on those hull forms that will contribute to the specific MSc Ship Design Project assignment. The database will be developed so as to facilitate performance-based queries by a ship designer, in a way that encourages true innovation in the ship design process. The database-driven tool will be employed in at least one of the MSc Ship Design Project teams, with the aim of identifying the strengths and weaknesses of this approach to ship design and in particular its success in promoting creativity on the part of the designer. Prof. Bruno's visit is timed to coincide with the MSc Ship design project.In addition a significant new research effort will be initiated in the area of multi-hull ship design, in particular trimarans. Prof. Bruno will work closely with UCL faculty in the preliminary analysis of trimaran vessel dynamics. Using analytical and CFD techniques, this analysis will set the scope and parameters for a comprehensive systematic series evaluation of trimaran hull forms. The systematic series tests will be conducted in the High Speed Towing Tank at the Davidson Laboratory, with the direct participation of UCL faculty. At the present time, these tests are planned for the late summer of 2004.
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