In the last 12 months almost 100 people have followed MARIN’s well-known “Applied Offshore Hydrodynamics” course. In addition to the traditional spring course in Wageningen, in November 2007 the course was organised in Houston and in February 2008 for Petrobras specialists in Brazil. A participant: ‘A unique experience, an excellent course. Good relation between theory and practical approach.’
Theory and practical approach
The Applied Offshore Hydrodynamics course combines theoretical background knowledge with practical design skills. Very diverse topics are covered including floater motions, wave drift forces, mooring and offloading, dynamic positioning, extreme environments, green water loads, Vortex Induced Vibrations (VIV), Vortex Induced Motions (VIM), hydro-elastic problems, fatigue, lift operations and shallow water hydrodynamics. The course provides a lot of insights in the physics without becoming theoretical. A lot of experience from model tests is presented.
“My expectations have been totally fulfilled. The instructors are excellent, the exercises were helpful and engaging and the contents of the course was completely adequate”
A semi-submersible design contest was also introduced this year, in which the course participants design a semi-submersible platform and build their own scale models.
The Applied Offshore Hydrodynamics course combines theoretical background knowledge with practical design skills. Very diverse topics are covered including floater motions, wave drift forces, mooring and offloading, dynamic positioning, extreme environments, green water loads, Vortex Induced Vibrations (VIV), Vortex Induced Motions (VIM), hydro-elastic problems, fatigue, lift operations and shallow water hydrodynamics. The course provides a lot of insights in the physics without becoming theoretical. A lot of experience from model tests is presented.
“My expectations have been totally fulfilled. The instructors are excellent, the exercises were helpful and engaging and the contents of the course was completely adequate”
A semi-submersible design contest was also introduced this year, in which the course participants design a semi-submersible platform and build their own scale models.
Information & registration
The next course is November 17-20 in Houston. For information and registration, please contact Joke van der Beijl or see www.marin.nl/courses.
The next course is November 17-20 in Houston. For information and registration, please contact Joke van der Beijl or see www.marin.nl/courses.
March 13, 2008