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Modelling for the Marine Environment

Dr Tim Gourlay

Centre for Marine Science and Technology

Curtin University

Presented to:

Modelling and Simulation Workshop

Henderson, 14th November 2012

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About CMST

• Founded in 1985

• Research Centre within Curtin University

• Bentley & Fremantle

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CMST research areas

• Hydrodynamics

• Marine acoustics

• Underwater technology

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Consulting to industry

CMST has provided consulting to industry since 1985. Three modes are available:

• Fast-turnaround, commercial-in-confidence consulting

• Accessing state and national government research programs

• Supervising student research projects (undergraduate and postgraduate)

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Short courses to industry

Tailored courses to industry staff, e.g.:

• Ship motions in waves (5 day course to DSTO, May 2012)

• Stability and seakeeping refresher (1/2 day course to Fugro-TSM, May 2012)

Curtin undergrad units:

• Design for Small Craft (online course from June 2013)

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Hydrodynamics

• Ship motions in waves

• Under-keel clearance

• Forces on moored vessels

• Resistance and wake

• General flow calculations

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Ship motions in waves

• Maxsurf, SEAWAY and WAMIT

• Full-scale validation trials

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Hull slamming

• Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH)

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Under-keel clearance

• Squat tables and UKC software

• Dredging depth optimization

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Forces on moored vessels

• Design loads for mooring systems

• Diagnosing mooring line breakages

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Resistance and wake

• ShipWave software developed at CMST

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Full-scale validation

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Marine acoustics

• Acoustic environmental impacts

• Marine fauna population modelling

• Seabed habitat mapping

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Acoustic environmental impacts

• Modelling underwater noise transmission

• On-site measurements

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Marine fauna population

modelling • Statistical methods to estimate populations

based on acoustic and visual observations

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Morinda Shoal, Qld

Backscatter (dB) draped

over bathymetry (1m) Habitat mapping

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Underwater technology

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HMAS Sydney:

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Stereopair

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Thanks!