• Unconventional Propeller Tip Design - Hydrodynamic Study 

      Ommundsen, Andreas (Master thesis, 2015)
      Winglets have been successful in the aircraft industry, but have not yet seen widespread use on marine propellers. Three different propellers (one conventional and two equipped with winglets) have been modelled and analysed ...
    • Viscous flow around a simplified model of a Christmas tree 

      Hagen, Haakon Gunnerius Johnsrud (Master thesis, 2016)
      In the petroleum industry, a Christmas tree is a structure consisting of valves and spools that sits atop an oil well. In order to better understand the forces acting on a Christmas tree during and after installation, ...
    • Viscous Flow Around Inclined Circular Cylinder 

      Cai, Zhisong (Master thesis, 2017)
      Circular cylinder is of vital importance in the marine industry. The goal of this thesis is to study the physical phenomenon around the inclined circular cylinder as well as the forces acting on it. The study is mainly ...
    • Wake flow behind a curved cylinder 

      Knudsen, Tor Huse (Master thesis, 2014)
      This thesis reports the result of an experiment measuring the wake flow behind a curved circular cylinder at Re=3900 in water. The measurement technique used was Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The cylinder is a convex ...