Ship&Offshore | Issue 07/2015
MARIN uses CFD to assess new hub platform design
SSP OFFSHORE The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has combined computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with fast-time simulations and intensive testing on its bridge simulator to explore the full potential of a new floating platform design by SSP Offshore, a Houston-based subsidiary of Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine specialised in the design, engineering and delivery of innovative floating production and drilling solutions for the oil and gas industry. The process is described by MARIN’s Joop Helder and Dimitri van Heel.