PROJECTS
Funding
Italy
Duration
-
Status
Complete
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€1 332 380
EU Contribution
€878 441
Project Acronym
SOPHYA
STRIA Roadmaps
Transport mode
Transport policies
Environmental/Emissions aspects,
Safety/Security,
Societal/Economic issues
Transport sectors
Passenger transport,
Freight transport
Overview
Objectives
SOPHYA aimed to improve the performance in rough seas of planing hull boats.
Methodology
The project experimented with new forecasting techniques that included the optimisation and measurement of a scale model. The performance was also tested to improve sea kindliness, safety and energy performance of the planing hulls on waves.
Results
In the project, the following were used, analysed and further developed:
- Advanced and efficient open source fluid dynamics simulation (CFD) tools;
- Free Form Deformation techniques for the high-level management of the geometric variations of the hulls;
- Forecast and retrospective data of wave motion in the real test areas;
- Tools for analysis and correlation of the data measured in the tank and in the real world.
Partners
Lead Organisation
Organisation
Micad Srl
Address
VIA LEUCA 198, 73100 LECCE, Italy
EU Contribution
€177 180
Partner Organisations
EU Contribution
€261 851
Organisation
Universita Degli Studi Di Trieste
Address
Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
EU Contribution
€276 223
EU Contribution
€163 186
Technologies
Technology Theme
Ship design and construction
Technology
CFD modelling of hull
TRL
TRL 6
Development phase
Demonstration/prototyping/Pilot Production