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🌊⛴️ Optimizing the hull form of a ship can significantly reduce resistance and improve fuel efficiency? 🚢💨, Check out how GridPro was used to perform 120 simulations overnight with automatic structured meshing of ship hulls. Analysing the shape of the hulls, naval architects can minimize drag and increase speed, ultimately saving on operational costs and reducing environmental impact. #ShipDesign #NavalArchitecture #FuelEfficiency #meshing #cfd #SustainableShipping 🌊⚓ https://lnkd.in/gyzqxxEz

It's great to hear that Naval Architects are using BlueGrid vessel insights to analyze the voyage and energy profiles of carbon-powered vessels. This will help them make better decisions and set design parameters for the electrification of vessels. https://hubs.li/Q02w2p6P0 #VesseltoGrid #BiDirectional #electricboats.

Attention #geotechnicalengineers and #portengineers: One way to create a dry area in a #marine #environment is to construct a bin type #sheetpile wall cofferdam connected with #steel ties. You need to consider #waterflow and possibly wave action. Sheet piles are available from manufacturers such as Nucor Corporation, ArcelorMittal, ECS Steel, @JD Fields and others. The animated model compares a 2D limit-equilibrium analysis against a #geotechnical #finitelement model with our DeepEX 2024 software. The last stage considers a typical thunderstorm wave per US Army Corps of Engineers coastal engineering manual. You should involve a #coastalengineer to get wave forces right. Follow Deep Excavation LLC for more!

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟖𝟗 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲! 💙⚓ Ever since 1935, we are crazy about naval architecture, marine engineering, innovation and creating advanced solutions that contribute to security and prosperity. It all started with the design of the Sep and Orzel submarines, followed by the Dutch Swordfish class submarines. Since then, Nevesbu provided advanced solutions for many submarine, naval vessel and floating offshore energy projects worldwide. We contributed to every generation of Dutch submarines and currently work on the construction, upkeep and modification of submarines in four other countries. We also play an important role in the modernisation and upkeep of naval vessels worldwide. Our decades of experience and intensive accumulation of knowledge (e.g., in cooperation with knowledge institutes) resulted in a unique position in the field of submarine and naval vessel technology. To us, maritime technology is about more than creating smart solutions for high-end projects. It’s about forging a safer and more secure future at and from sea, and adding value to society worldwide. 💪 #happyvalentinesday #nevesbu #navalarchitecture #submarines #navalvessels #floatingoffshoreenergy

⚓️It's #NationalSubmarineDay and we have been showcasing examples of work that we have carried out on submarines. We were privileged to deliver a rugged cabinet to house COTS IT systems into Royal Navy submarines, working within limited space, TEMPEST controls and without generating excess heat. We were tasked with developing a solution for a single, fully enclosed, Tempest-approved, water-cooled cabinet that could accommodate the network components within a standard 19” footprint within constraints such as height, shock and vibration, maintenance access, security and, crucially, able to dissipate in excess of 6kW of wild heat using the platform’s existing chilled water supply. https://lnkd.in/dp_nQ-br #defenceindustry #defencecapabilities #thisisgosport #submarines #innovation

Using an existing, proven, design is a great move to reduce program risk. But you can't diverge 85% from the original and expect to keep that advantage. The last 20% of your requirements drive 80% of cost and schedule risk. Know when good enough is good enough, and leave fine tuning for later modifications and spiral development, after you've gotten that vital capability to the fleet. "Overall, the design commonality between the Constellation and FREMM may now be as low as 15 percent, according to USNI News. GAO's new report says that this includes substantial changes to the combined diesel-electric and gas turbine propulsion system and associated machinery control systems, which has 'increased cost and introduced integration risks, according to shipbuilder representatives.'" #Navy #defenseacquisition https://lnkd.in/gXZg5GBh

The Dangers of Ro-Ro Ship Design: A Naval Architect’s Perspective. Check out this article 👉 #RoRoShips #NavalArchitecture #Shipping #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips

https://lnkd.in/ebWRurGe Another case of substantial modifications of a parent design causing technical challenges and cost increases. The Constellation-class Frigate programme is in exactly the same situation. Are there really substantive technical reasons for these modifications or are the US sea services allowing perfection to become the enemy of good enough? Can they afford to do so when the need for hulls at sea has never been more pressing? #maritimesecurity #shipbuilding #USCG #USN

I spent most of June on one project. I may even have dreamt about it once or twice. Here’s a piece of information you may not know. Most tugs (regardless of the size of the ship they are pulling) are tiny. Swinging cats is certainly out of the question in the engine room (although it probably should be anyway), and we will often be found squeezing down the side of the ship, nose millimetres from something hot. Not ideal to say the least. For as long as I can remember, we have been installing wastewater treatment products that performed brilliantly, but simply weren’t made to fit in such confined spaces. Not with a human in the way as well. In partnership with GA Marine Services, we are finally bringing our groundbreaking modular units to the SD Tempest Tug, setting a new standard in space-saving equipment for the aforementioned ‘tight spaces’. This is without question a piece of technology that will change the way equipment of this nature integrates into sea vessels of all sizes and functionalities. Which project are you dreaming about that you really shouldn’t be? (Image source - Naval Technology)

The system utilized by maritime vessels for automatic tracking is known as AIS (Automatic Identification System). It enhances the safety of vessel tracking whether they're in motion or anchored in ports. AIS furnishes essential details such as the vessel's identification, technical specifications, capacity, home port, and draft. Moreover, when a vessel is in transit, AIS provides information about its cargo, intended destination port, and estimated time of arrival. Additionally, maritime beacons are assigned specific AIS codes, which can be depicted on navigational charts. #didyouknow #vdengetechnology #AIS #automaticidentificationsystem #vessel #maritime #marine #shipbuilding #shipdesign #sea #navalarchitecture