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Close-up CFD visualisation of a ship hull showing colour‑coded pressure distribution in the surrounding water flow

Station-keeping and low-speed manoeuvring analysis

  • Support in selection and sizing of propulsor configurations in order to fulfil a certain station keeping/low speed manoeuvring criterion.​
  • Examples are requests where conventional shaft lines are compared to azimuthing thrusters, how many tunnel thrusters and how much power is required for a certain station keeping/low speed capability in given environmental conditions. This can be analysed by combining wind, current and wave forces with thrust and power data of Kongsberg Maritime propellers, rudders and thrusters. Thrust losses and interaction effects can also be considered.
CFD visualisation of flow around a hull section, with colour‑coded pressure contours and overlaid curve plot showing variation along the surface
Close-up CFD visualisation of a ship hull showing colour‑coded pressure distribution in the surrounding water flow
Station-keeping capability plot showing performance limits around a vessel, with a central ship drawing and a green envelope indicating capability variation area
Station-keeping capability plot showing vessel performance by heading, with a central ship outline and directional vectors indicating thrust or force distribution
DP thrust to power diagram showing propeller thrust force in kN versus engine power in kW, with plotted curves and a background image of a rim drive azimuth thruster unit
3D hull visualisation in simulation environment demonstrating hull stability at different wave coefficient