Offshore Dynamics Simulation in Extreme Waves Course
Online 300-hour course in offshore dynamics simulation in extreme waves. 6 modules covering DNV-RP-C205 Environmental conditions and loads, ISO 19901-1 Metocean design and operating conditions and WAMIT. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
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Run a real engineering trade-off from this programme. Move the sliders, watch the model react in real time and beat the challenge.
What you will be able to do
Characterise extreme wave conditions using long-term statistics.
Calculate hydrodynamic coefficients using panel methods.
Run coupled simulations in the time domain.
Apply CFD to impact and green water events.
Validate numerical models with scale tank tests.
Extrapolate extreme responses and quantify their uncertainty.
Formulate design recommendations based on simulation.
Who it's for
- Hydrodynamic engineer looking to specialise in Offshore Dynamics Simulation in Extreme Waves.
- Naval CFD analyst looking to specialise in Offshore Dynamics Simulation in Extreme Waves.
- Metocean engineer looking to specialise in Offshore Dynamics Simulation in Extreme Waves.
- Test tank engineer looking to specialise in Offshore Dynamics Simulation in Extreme Waves.
- Offshore design engineer looking to specialise in Offshore Dynamics Simulation in Extreme Waves.
- Ocean engineering researcher looking to specialise in Offshore Dynamics Simulation in Extreme Waves.
- Graduates in engineering or science seeking to enter the oil and gas sector.
What you'll work with
- DNV-RP-C205 Environmental conditions and loads
- ISO 19901-1 Metocean design and operating conditions
- DNV-RP-F205 Global analysis of floating units coupled with risers and moorings
- API RP 2MET Derivation of metocean parameters
- ISO 19904-1 Floating offshore structures
- ITTC recommended procedures for tank testing
- DNV-OS-E301 Position mooring
6 modules · 300 h
1.1Long-term sea state statistics1.2Weibull and Gumbel distributions1.3Environmental contours using the IFORM method1.4100-year and 10,000-year conditions1.5Breaking waves and rogue waves1.6Directional spectra and crossed seas1.7Reanalysis, buoys and altimetry1.8Concomitant wind and current1.9Climate change and future extremes1.10Case study: environmental contour for a site
2.1Potential theory and panel method2.2Added mass and radiation damping2.3Second-order loads and QTF functions2.4Morison equation for slender bodies2.5Cummins formulation in the time domain2.6Viscous damping and linearisation2.7Stokes nonlinear waves and stream function2.8Slamming impact loads2.9Green water on deck2.10Laboratory: hydrodynamic coefficients with WAMIT
3.1Numerical integration and time step3.2Generation of random wave series3.3Coupling with mooring lines and risers3.4Three-hour simulations and seeds3.5Maxima statistics and extrapolation3.6Low- and high-frequency responses3.7Springing and ringing phenomena3.8Sensitivity to modelling parameters3.9Convergence verification3.10Workshop: coupled simulation of an FPSO in a storm
4.1Navier-Stokes equations and VOF method4.2Numerical wave tanks4.3Wave generation and absorption4.4Meshing and adaptive refinement4.5Impact loads on deck4.6Fluid-rigid body coupling4.7Turbulence models4.8Validation against tank tests4.9Computational cost and high-performance computing4.10Practice: focused wave on a column
5.1Scale wave tank tests5.2Froude similarity laws5.3Instrumentation of physical models5.4Wave calibration in the tank5.5Correlation between calculation and testing5.6Air gap analysis under deck5.7Maximum loads in mooring lines5.8Survival criteria5.9Uncertainty and model factors5.10Case study: correlation between test and simulation
6.1Definition of the unit and site6.2Extreme design conditions6.3Frequency-domain hydrodynamic model6.4Coupled time-domain simulation6.5CFD analysis of critical events6.6Extreme value statistics6.7Verification against criteria6.8Design recommendations6.9Report and presentation6.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
Fully 100 % online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine the course with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is WAMIT, Ansys AQWA, OrcaFlex, OpenFOAM, Simcenter STAR-CCM+, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Case studies are based on real procedures for coupled simulation of a floating unit in a storm, CFD modelling of a focused wave, and correlation with wave tank tests. Assessment is continuous, per module, plus the final integrative project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Characterise extreme wave conditions using long-term statistics.
Calculate hydrodynamic coefficients using panel methods.
Run coupled simulations in the time domain.
Apply CFD to impact and green water events.
Validate numerical models with scale tank tests.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior degree required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient level of Spanish to follow the reading of technical standards.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme totals 300 hours, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours per week on average, compatible with a full-time job.
You will work with WAMIT, Ansys AQWA, OrcaFlex, OpenFOAM, Simcenter STAR-CCM+. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
An own diploma from SEIUM on passing the continuous assessment and the integrative project. It is in-house training, not an official qualification from the Ministry.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the advanced programme. Check the recognition policy when enrolling.
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