MODEL TESTING

Aker Yards Marine has extensive experience in planning, supervising and providing post-test analysis of model testing programs. Aker Yards Marine has worked with most major model test facilities around the world and can assist clients in selecting the most appropriate facility and model test program for any ship or offshore design project.

Aker Yards Marine has experience with a wide range of model tests including: resistance, self-propulsion, seakeeping, maneuvering, hydro-elastic and ice testing.

Recent model test programs include:

Hydro-elastic, seakeeping and propulsion test of the Bathmax 1500 high speed containership at Marintek in Norway.
Wake wash tests of a high-speed passenger catamaran at SSPA in Sweden.
Resistance, self-propulsion and seakeeping tests of the Irish OPV at FORCE Technology.
Resistance, self-propulsion and seakeeping tests of the New Zealand OPV at FORCE Technology.
Resistance and seakeeping tests of a High Speed Trimaran Sealift Ship at Carderock DTMB.
Resistance, self-propulsion, seakeeping and cavitation tests of a Military Sealift ship at BMT.
Resistance, self-propulsion, seakeeping and directional stability tests of an Antarctic Research Vessel at IMD.
Ice resistance tests of the USCG WLB Buoy Tender and the USCG GLIB Buoy Tender at Aker Arctic Research Centre.

Wave model testing

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