CFD consulting services for ships

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) calculations serve as a potent tool in shipbuilding and on ships in service. However, obtaining accurate and reliable results requires specialized expertise.  

Our experts can assist designers, shipyards, and owners in addressing various challenges related to floating bodies, encompassing: 

- Evaluation of hydrodynamics and resistance 
- Seakeeping analyses 
- Trim optimization 
- Mooring 
- Noise and vibration of propellers 
- Ventilation in enclosed spaces 
- Green water entering open-top cargo holds 
- Vref for EEXI 
- Forces acting on escort tug 
- Dilutions of wastewater 

Benefits of our CFD consulting services for ships 

Our CFD consulting services offer the following advantages: 

- Reduced time and costs with respect to tank or sea trail tests, 
- Greater insight into the physics of the problem 
- The ability to perform assessments at full scale, particularly beneficial when extrapolation procedures are not consolidated 

Numerical simulations can complement or replace tests in: 

- Towing tank 
- Cavitation tunnel 
- Wind tunnel 

What we offer 

RINA provides a diverse range of CFD services, both linear and non-linear, for any type of ship and floating body. Our goal is to enhance ship design, address performance issues, and predict ship behavior in operation (speed and delivered power, wave-induced motions and accelerations, etc.).