The Hamburg Ship Model Basin HSVA

J. Friesch

Managing Director

HSVA is a central point for applied research in all hydrodynamic areas related to transport systems and ship technologies in open water and ice. As an international, independent company HSVA offers advanced technologies and modern test facilities. Main Advantages of HSVA World leading position in highly science based customer service Excellence in hydrodynamics since 1913.

Large scale facilities,

Large models up to 10m in length High experienced and highly motivated staff. Fully private company.
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HSVA Today

Private Company Owned by shipyards, ship owners, supplying industry and the classification society Germanischer Lloyd 21 86 Shareholders Employees

8 - 10 million turnover per year in the last 2 - 4 years

80% Commercial orders ( ~ 65% international) 20% partially supported projects by Ministry of Research and EU
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Sience University

Practical Application Users

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Industrial Services of HSVA cover the whole Design Cycle

Design

Full Scale Investigation

Analysis

Model Test

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Facilities
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HSVA Facilities: Large Towing Tank

Description of carriage Manned. Main carriage equipped with transverse carriage. Two-flap wave generator. Separate computerized planar motion carriage (CPMC). Side Wave Generator (SWG). Tank length: Tank breadth: Tank depth: 300.00 meters 18.00 meters 6.00 meters > 10.00 m/s
SWG

Towing Carriage max. speed:

40.0 m

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HSVA Facilities: Large Towing Tank

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HSVA Facilities: Large Towing Tank

Side Wave Generator

Length:
Number of flaps: Wave heading:

40.0 meters
80 20 < m < 160

Max. wave height: 0.40 meters

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HSVA Facilities: HYKAT (HydroAcoustic and Cavitation Tunnel)

Description of facility Closed circulating cavitation tunnel with horizontal top, bottom branch submerged in a trench, numerous acoustic treatment features, variable speed, variable pressure, aeration/de-aeration system, planar motion mechanism, high speed video and PIV system. Dimension of test section: 2.80 x 1.60 x 11.00 meters

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HSVA Facilities: Description of facility

Length: Width: 78 m 10 m

Large Ice Tank

Large Ice Tank

Depth: 2.5 to 5 m

Arctic Environmental Test Basin controlled laboratories for the determination of material properties

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HSVA Facilities: Large Ice Tank

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Services
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HSVA Services:

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

CFD calculations with in-house developments -SHALLO calculations (potential flow code) FreSCo application (RANSE code)

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HSVA Services:
RANSE Computations

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

1. Numerical rudder calculations, profile optimisation

2. Numerical resistance prediction

3. Numerical cavitation prediction 4. Numerical self-propulsion test

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Propulsion and Seakeeping

Seakeeping tests in head and stern seas Zero speed tests in beam seas Roll decay tests

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HSVA Services:
Side Wave Generator

Seakeeping and Manoeuvring

Models at zero and at forward speed in beam and oblique waves Tests in regular waves, long- or short-crested irregular seaways, wave packet, wind and swell seas, deterministic wave trains Tests for Ships, Offshore and Environment

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HSVA Services:

Propeller and Cavitation

Propeller and Rudder Cavitation Tests Determination of Hydrodynamic Coeffs. Determination of Bearing Forces Determination of Surface Friction Forces Full Scale Cavitation Observations

Full Scale Pressure Measurements

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HSVA Services: Dept. Ice and Offshore (IO)

Model tests in brash ice channel, in level ice and in broken ice Development of ice protection structures Investigation of rescue vessel for ships and offshore structures in ice covered environments Ice Trials

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Ice and Offshore

Ice forces on offshore structures (model/full scale) Simulation of operational procedures in ice and in open waters Simulation of moves in ice covered environments Feasibility studies

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HSVA and UNIVERSITIES ( 1 )

Part of HSVAs company policy is the close cooperation with universities and the support of students by providing internships as well as Bachelor and Master Thesis.

HSVA continuously offers opportunities for students for state of the art research projects and internships to gain work experience during cooperation with our experienced and worldwide acknowledged experts. We are prepared to be your partner for your sophisticated MASTER and / or BACHELOR THESIS.
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HSVA and UNIVERSITIES ( 2 )

HSVA offers interested students collaboration in the fields of

All work related to model testing * Development of test equipment / procedures * Instrumentation and calibration of test setups * Perform tests ( model and Full scale ) * Data evaluation and analysis including reporting Theoretical numerical work * Use our tools * Develop tools * Perform calculation prognosis * Correlation with experimental results

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HSVA and UNIVERSITIES ( 2 )

The Ice & Offshore Department can offer themes for Bachelor and Master Thesis within research projects dealing with the following issues

Dynamic positioning in ice Physical model testing regarding ice induced vibration of fixed offshore structures Determination of local ice loads on a model of a Baltic Sea lighthouse The influence of the climate change on the ice loads of floating offshore structures The effect of lateral ice pressure on the ship resistance and loads acting on floating offshore structures
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HSVA and UNIVERSITIES ( 3 )

Physical model testing regarding ice induced vibrations of fixed offshore structures Analysis of full scale measurements on the lighthouse Norstrmsground,
especially lock-in events Development of a test setup allowing the correct adjustment of dynamic structure response Analysis of ice model tests with respect to ice structure interaction and lock-in events Comparison of full scale measurements and model test results regarding ice failure mode initiating lock-in case; simultaneous failure

Determination of local ice loads on a model of a Baltic Sea lighthouse Analysis of full scale measurements
Investigation of selected events during ice model tests using tuctile sensors Comparison of full scale and model test data

Development of an Euler-Solver for multi-phase flow

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To optimise the way to expel exhaust gases

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Hamburgische SchiffbauVersuchsanstalt GmbH
Bramfelder Str. 164 22305 Hamburg, Germany Tel. +49 40 69203-0 Fax +49 40 69203-345 www.hsva.de info@hsva.de

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