Fast low wash maritime transportation (FLOWMART)

Objective

The objective of this project is to formulate a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method and software to assess the wave and wash making characteristics of High Speed Craft (HSC). Several CFD technique will be developed before validation by means of model testing and full-scale trials on 3 typical hull forms: High Speed Catamaran, Conventional Catamaran and High Speed Monohull. The most promising candidate CFD technique will then be combined with both interactive and non-interactive numerical optimisation methods and used to develop two demonstrator hull forms (High-Speed Catamaran and High-Speed Monohull) for further testing and analysis. Finally, guidelines and criteria will be drawn up covering the effects of wash making on the environment and means by which this can be minimised.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

Address

48,North Portland Street 48 Colville Building 8
G1 1XM Glasgow
United Kingdom

Participants (8)

ALPHA MARINE LTD.

Greece

Address

26,Skouze Street 26
18536 Keratsini / Pireas

ALSTOM LEROUX NAVAL S.A.

France

Address

Avenue Bourdelle
44608 Saint-nazaire

FBM BABCOCK MARINE LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Pelham Road Cowes Shipyard
PO31 7DL Cowes (Isle Of Wight)

LUND, MOHR & GIAEVER - ENGER MARIN AS

Norway

Address

Solheimsgaten 16B
5824 Bergen

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS*ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION

Greece

Address

9,Heroon Polytechniou 9
15780 Athens

SIREHNA - SOCIÉTÉ D'INGÉNIÉRIE, DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EN HYDRODYNAMIQUE NAVALE SA

France

Address

Rue De La Noe 1, Immeuble Atlanpole
44321 Nantes

SSPA MARITIME CONSULTING AB

Sweden

Address

Chalmers Tvaergata 10
400 22 Goeteborg

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

United Kingdom

Address

.,Ridley Building
NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne