A16 – Advanced Hydrodynamics for Ship-Yacht Design
This course aims to build a rigorous, design-oriented understanding of 3-D panel methods, from formulation and file setup through validation and investigation to a keel-bulb design application, so you can produce and defend hydrodynamic results rather than just run a solver.
£299.00
20 hours
Focused, self-paced learning designed to fit around professional schedules.
Online, self-paced
Study online at a pace that fits your schedule.
7 sections
Structured curriculum sections.
English
Language of instruction for this course.
29 lessons
Focused lessons organised into a clear learning path.
Course overview
Designed for: engineering graduates looking for refresher courses in niche expert areas.
Entry requirements: an engineering degree or equivalent experience, plus fluid mechanics including potential flow, lift and drag, aerofoil basics (Reynolds number, pressure coefficient), and confidence reading text input files for numerical tools.
What you will learn
Explain the assumptions and numerical formulation behind the 3-D lifting-surface panel method.
Configure and interpret the example panel solver’s geometry and command files for structured and unstructured models.
Evaluate panel-method solutions through verification, convergence testing, and comparison with experiment.
Interpret sphere and rudder investigation results using pressure, force, and drag evidence.
Propose justified design changes for a keel-bulb interaction problem using panel-method analysis.
Skills and knowledge
Panel methods
Yacht hydrodynamics
CFD validation
Mesh convergence
Geometry files
Boundary-layer coupling
Hydrodynamic simulation
Course curriculum
Introduction
1.1 Welcome
Potential Flow & Panel Theory
2.1 Governing Assumptions
2.2 Morino's Formulation
2.3 Kutta and Forces
2.4 Quiz 1
Geometry & Command Files
3.1 Input Architecture
3.2 Reading .pan Files
3.3 Reading .uns Files
3.4 Command Files and Debugging
3.5 Panel Count Worked Example
3.6 Quiz 2
Validation & Rudder Exercise
4.1 Validation Stages
4.2 Rudder Test Case
4.3 Convergence Strategy
4.4 Experiment and Diagnostics
4.5 Rudder Validation Worked Example
4.6 Quiz 3
Surface Panel Investigation
5.1 Brief and Marking Scheme
5.2 Sphere Investigation
5.3 Rudder Investigation
5.4 Reporting Defensible Results
5.5 Sphere and Drag Polar Worked Example
5.6 Quiz 4
Keel-Bulb Design Application
6.1 Design Problem Framing
6.2 Modeling Strategy
6.3 Design Recommendations
6.4 Keel-Bulb Comparison Worked Example
6.5 Quiz 5
Summary
7.1 Key Takeaways
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£299.00