Facility
Towing tank for model testing of vessels and offshore structures
Use our towing tank facilities for model tests of vessels and offshore structures under extreme weather, wave and current conditions.
Optimise and verify Offshore Wind Support Vessels
Ensure vessels excel in energy efficiency and safe operation, thanks to advanced CFD simulations and ship model testing.
Computational services and testing facilities help optimise and verify fuel-efficient vessel design
Designing fuel-efficient vessels with minimal environmental impact is a complex task. To meet these challenges, computational services and testing facilities play a crucial role in optimizing and verifying vessel designs. Key considerations include:
- Eco-friendly design is essential for ship designers, shipyards, shipping companies, and offshore wind supply vessel owners.
- Safety and efficiency are top priorities, especially for Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs), Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs), and Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).
- Seakeeping and maneuvering
Optimization with CFD simulations and towing tanks ensures energy efficiency, good seakeeping properties, manoeuvrability, and crew comfort.
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Navigate in the complexity of Offshore Wind Vessel design with confidence
From optimizing fuel efficiency to ensuring operational safety, we’re here to help you every step of the way. We provide broad decision support, enabling ship designers, shipyards and shipping companies to navigate the complexities of vessel design.
Every kind of offshore wind vessel can be tested and optimised at our facility
We can optimise vessel design, manoeuvring and seakeeping through computational fluid dynamics (CFD), windtunnel assessment and towing tank testing
Optimise vessel designs
With computational tools, we can enhance vessel designs optimization in relation to fuel consumption, maneuvering and seakeeping, thereby focusing the time needed for tank testing on the final design verification and enabling informed decision-making.
Testing facilities providing realistic conditions
Our ship model testing facilities provide realistic conditions to assess the vessel's behaviour in terms of powering, manoeuvering, and seakeeping under normal operations as well as under extreme weather, waves, and current conditions.
Enhance efficiency and performance
Our wind tunnels optimise aerodynamic designs, enhancing efficiency and performance based on assessments of wind and current loads.
