European Directory of Marine Organisations (EDMO)

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Name

Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Applied Mechanics,  Marine Technology

Native name

TKK Sovelletun mekaniikan laitos, Meritekniikka

Address

Tietotie 1A (P.O. Box 5300)

Zipcode

02150TKK

City

Espoo

Country

Finland

Phone

+358 (0)9 451 3477

Centre Website

http://www.tkk.fi/Units/Ship/index.html

organisation profile

MARINE TECHNOLOGY AT TKK The unit of Marine Technology is part of the Department of Applied Mechanics. The unit is located in a single building – Ship Laboratory, in the campus of Otaniemi, Espoo. This guarantees the best interaction between the theoretical and experimental research and teaching, all importants matters to us.   The facilities used in education and research include: o Well equipped lecture, exercise and computer rooms. o Workshop for manufacturing ship models and to support experimental work. o Open water model basin with wave maker. Length of the basin: 130 m, breath 11 m and depth 5.5 m. o Multipurpose basin (with wave maker) for ice and seakeeping tests. Length and breadth 40 m and depth 2.3 m.    Model ice thickness up to 70 mm. Both model basins are equipped with advanced instrumentation. The unit utilizes also other laboratories inside and outside the university in its research. Field measurements are also an essential part of the research in marine technology. Four professors are directing the ship research and education in: o Naval Architecture o Marine Hydrodynamics o Marine Engineering o Safety of Marine Traffic and Winter Navigation. They are assisted in this work by some 3 postdoctoral researchers, about 15 post graduate students and 6 research assistants and the permanent personnel of the laboratory. The unit of Marine Technology gives education on Bachelor, Master, Licentiate and Doctoral levels. Education is given on ship stability and hydrodynamics, ship design and production, ship structures, ship machinery, winter navigation, ship safety, offshore structures and boat technology. The curriculum is fully compatible with the Bologna Declaration and it enables education of experts in various disciplines of modern marine industry. In basic studies, the aim is to educate all students to Master’s degree. In post graduate studies the aim is to the Doctoral Degree. The research is mainly carried out through projects funded by the Finnish Academyof Sciences, Tekes and EU. Commercial contractual projects are also important for the laboratory. Recently, the main fields of research activity have been: o Computational and experimental hydrodynamics o Strength of ship structures o Ship Safety o Reliability of ship machineries and ship automation o Ice breaking technology and ship operation in ice covered waters (including ice model tests)   The Unit of Marine Technology has extensive networks in science and education nationally and internationally.  The domestic co-operation in education includes: practical training, part-time lecturers from other universities and industry, technical excursions, subject and financial support for theses, industry sponsored post-graduate projects, graduate schools and professional education. International co-operation includes contacts to WEGEMT, EU Socrates, TallinnTU, New Foundland MU, DTU and DNV.   Domestic co-operation in research is carried out, with numerous domestic research organisation and industry, and through Maritime Institute of Finland, CFD-group of Otaniemi, Maritime Research Committee and research projects by FinnishAcademySciences, FIMECC Strategic Competence Centre, Kotka Maritime Research Centre and Tekes. International co-operation includes ISSC, ITTC, ICMES, several EU-projects and cooperation with research units from Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Sweden, Taiwan, USAand Russia.  

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edmo metadata

EDMO record id

1716

Collating centre

Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR)

Latest update

11 September 2019 7:23:21 AM