Numerical Ship Hydrodynamics

Numerical methods for ship hydrodynamics will be discussed and used to predict some relevant ship hydrodynamic phenomena. This will cover both inviscid potential methods for diffraction and wave making prediction and viscous methods for the prediction of damping.

The course will cover theoretical development of panel methods and methods for predicting viscous flow. Using mathematical concepts such as Greens function theory and weak formulations and there use in constructing numerical fluid models. More practical aspects such as mesh generation and error estimation will also be covered. Finally, the students will be familiarized with remote computing on a dedicated linux cluster.