Abstract
This publication contains the papers given at the seminar
'Marine Research 99'. Seminar was organized by the
Maritime Institute of Finland, which is the joint venture
between Helsinki University of Technology and the
Technical Research Centre of Finland. The aim of seminar
was to present to the industry the latest results of the
research work done at Ota-niemi. This seminar continues
and promotes the dialogue between maritime research and
industry in Finland.
A modern and competitive ship designer needs today deep
knowledge about physical problems in ship and marine
structures as the ships are becoming technically more and
more complicated. Application of design methods based on
'the first principles' are essential in order to decrease
the over dimensioning. Important aspect in the
implementation of new methods into the ship design
process is that the designer has a clear picture of the
contents of the methods and understands the limits of the
capabilities of the methods. The iterative nature of the
ship design process must be taken into consideration -
the accuracy of the design converges stepwise. This means
that the methods must accept the limited information at
the beginning phase.
The contents of the papers given are divided into several
items from ship performance in open water and also in ice
to ship safety. The topics are based on the research work
carried out during the past years in different research
projects. The range of topics covered by the papers of
the seminar is broad, which gives a good overview on the
research activity in the Institute, but at the same time
the broadness inevitably limits the depth of discussion
on particular problems. The lecturers are thanked for
their valuable contributions.
The seminar was held at Hanasaari in Espoo. The number of
participants was about 50 persons. Mr. Martin Landtman,
the director of Helsinki New Shipyard, Kvaerner
Masa-Yards, gave the opening address. He emphasized the
importance of the close contacts and co-operation between
the industry and the institute. The discussions during
the day gave us evidence that the general direction of
the research work carried out in Otaniemi on marine
technology is correct. We hope that the participants of
the seminar gained some useful ideas. The participants
from industry should be thanked for making the time to
take part in the seminar.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Espoo |
Publisher | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
Number of pages | 141 |
ISBN (Print) | 951-38-5275-X |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
MoE publication type | C2 Edited books |
Event | Maritime Research Seminar '99 - Espoo, Finland Duration: 17 Mar 1999 → 17 Mar 1999 |
Publication series
Series | VTT Symposium |
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Number | 199 |
ISSN | 0357-9387 |
Keywords
- marine research
- marine engineering
- meetings
- shipbuilding
- ice
- ships
- safety
- Finland
- design process
- ship hulls
- fast planing boats