Hull Optimization of a Self-Propelled Jack-Up Vessel

Hull Optimization of a Self-Propelled Jack-Up Vessel

Hull Optimization of a Self-Propelled Jack-Up Vessel

Our customer DEKC Maritime has been responsible for the design and engineering of a retrofit of a self-propelled jack-up vessel. For this challenging retrofit, the spudcans (the “feet” of the jacking legs) were fully redesigned and optimized using CAESES and FINE/Marine. Harry Linskens, a naval architect and fluid dynamics specialist at DEKC Maritime, provides an overview of this impressive engineering project.

 

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