With increasing maritime and offshore activity in the Arctic and other ice-infested waters, Ship Manoeuvring Simulator Centre A/S (SMSC) in Trondheim, Norway has, in close cooperation with DNV and other commercial partners, developed advanced mathematical models for the realistic visualisation of ice for real-time simulation.
In cooperation with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU) and Ship Manoeuvring Simulator Centre (SMSC), DNV is arranging an Arctic Technology Course this Spring.
Following an introduction to basic ice mechanics, the course includes an introduction to Arctic shipping in general, ice classes and relevant notations.
ith increasing interest in shipping in cold climates, and expectations that this will grow in the future, there is a need to educate designers, yards, owners and operators with regard to technical and operational aspects. The course has been viewed with great interest by both Korea and China.
The five-day course is being held from 20–24 April 2009 in Trondheim, Norway.
A new course planned for next year will include field measurements on Svalbard in cooperation with the University of Svalbard, UNIS.
The topics covered in the course are:
Ice mechanics
Model testing
Numerical simulations
Design aspects
Ice and Met-Ocean data
Resistance
Iceberg collision
Structural design of ships and offshore units
Challenges in cold climate shipping
Ice classes, rules and regulations
Hull, machinery and propulsion
Winterization
Operations
Port and icebreaker assistance
Risk and damage
Evacuation and rescue
Ship manoeuvring simulator
Lecturers include Professor Sveinung Løset, NTNU, Bård Einar Bjørnsen, Project, Business & Technical Manager of SMSC, Morten Mejlænder-Larsen, Program Director Cold Climate Shipping, DNV, Håvard Nyseth, Senior Engineer, DNV and Lasse Norhamo, Principal Engineer, DNV. For more information, please contact
Morten.Mejlaender-Larsen@dnv.com
Navigation in Ice – next-generation simulator
A major challenge is finding the right algorithms for ice behaviour in contact with a vessel or structure.
The theoretical development work has been carried out at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). DNV is supporting the project with expertise and financing as part of its strategy of focusing on Arctic operations.
The mathematical models are incorporated in the simulator to allow physical and visual presentation.
This new ice-manoeuvring simulator represents a quantum leap from previous generations of simulators and will make simulation tasks and manoeuvring training in different types of ice more realistic for port operations, ice management, different loading scenarios in drift ice and manoeuvring in convoy.