Programme Objectives
This master specialism aims to give students advanced training on typical problems of hydrodynamics applied to naval architecture and ocean engineering: ship resistance, seakeeping, ship behaviour in irregular seas, water, waves and marine environment... physical, modelling and numerical aspects are studied.
The programme includes theoretical courses on typical hydrodynamics problems: ship resistance, wave induced motions, wave and marine environment modeling ... and numerical methods used to solve these problems. A large part of the programme is also devoted to the practical use of software to solve the problems cited above through a large variety of numerical methods: boundary elements or spectral methods under potential flow theory, finite-difference or finite-volume techniques in solvers for viscous flows, Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH). Students are also involved in practical work using the ocean test facilities (towing tank, wave tank equipped with an multiflap wave generator etc.)
The programme of study lasts two academic years - denoted by M1 and M2 and is taught in English.
Application procedure
Apply online
- Applications open from 15 November 2019 to 15 May 2020
- Check your eligibility
- Download the user guide and open the online platform: https://ecandidat.ec-nantes.fr/
Learning outcomes
Skills developed
- Build and use models dedicated to hydrodynamics for ocean engineering
- Define and perform experiments for free-surface hydrodynamics problems
- Solve - numerically - free surface problems for ocean engineering applications
In addition to the above specialism-specific skills, students will also develop more general skills:
- Identify models, perfom simulation and analyse results
- Communicate comprehensive results in a meaningful way
- Undertake bibliographic surveys of international research and professional literature
- Manage or be part of a project
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