HydrOcean, your numerical hydrodynamic partner

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1 HydrOcean, your numerical hydrodynamic partner Contact: Luke Berry, Account Manager Tel: +33 (0)

2 Who We Are Overview Founded in 2007 by E. Jacquin Spinoff from Ecole Centrale Nantes Fluid Dynamics Lab. Headquarters in Nantes, France Team of 19 people with 16 engineers specialized in numerical simulation and marine activities 8 PhDs and 2 PhDs students working on the development of innovative CFD solvers Regular turnover and team growth Unique Marine CFD Platform 16 experimented CFD engineers 8 complementary solvers covering most of all reference numerical models available for marine applications Large range of pre and post treatment software Unlimited number of licenses allowing launching a multitude of simultaneous computations Access to over CPU cores 130 successful projects over the last 4 years

3 What we do Consultancy Execution of industrial projects involving numerical simulation solvers CFD engineer on client site for dedicated missions, with access to HydrOcean s CFD Platform (solvers, CPU ) Execution of R&D projects for industrial clients allowing the adaptation of our solvers to specific needs, and support for technical breakthrough Development of CFD software Software Edition Marine Pre Design allowing fast evaluation of hydrodynamic performances, based on potential flows REVA, AQUA+ Marine Advanced Design allowing accurate evaluation of hydrodynamic performances, based on Navier-Stokes with free surface solvers SPH-flow solver for whole industries facing complex high dynamic flows, complex topologies, FSI, multiphase and multi species flows Distribution Annual, perpetual or project licenses HPC licenses with access to CPU cluster and unlimited number of licenses

4 Activity fields and main clients Other industries :

5 Energy Production Optimization: Tidal turbines Services Propeller blade and nozzle shape optimization Evaluation of hydrodynamic loads and structural response : extreme and fatigue loading due to waves and current Evaluation of back and forth motion risks of the supporting device in extreme conditions Lay out of current turbines in parks Courtesy of Sabella Key benefits Energy production increase with optimal design Decrease of design risks with cavitation inception identification Time saving by the use of adapted numerical solver, from diffraction / radiation to advanced CFD solvers 3D Navier-Stokes unsteady simulations of Sabella tidal turbine

6 Energy Production Optimization: Wave Energy Converter Services Evaluation of annual energy production of WEC devices Development of specific numerical models including Power Take Off based in frequency or time domain Set-up of adapted solvers from diffraction / radiation solvers to unsteady Navier-Stokes with incoming waves Shape optimization in terms of annual energy production, extreme or fatigue loads Courtesy of PELAMIS Wave Power Key benefits Energy production increase with optimal design Time saving by the use of adapted numerical solver, from diffraction / radiation to advanced CFD solvers Development of dedicated numerical model adapted to specific devices 3D Navier-Stokes in waves unsteady simulations of STX WEC project Page 12

7 Extreme and fatigue loads / Structural response Services Identification of critical environmental conditions with fast diffraction / radiation solvers Computation of hydrodynamic loads in waves and current with Navier-Stokes or SPH solvers for non linear and wave breaking conditions Calculation of associated structural response Modal and transient approaches, statistical analysis Key benefits Decrease of design risks in extreme and fatigue waves and current conditions Cost reduction with optimal structural design Time saving by the use of adapted numerical solver, from diffraction / radiation to advanced CFD solvers Page 13

8 Project example: Offshore wind turbine mast Extreme loading of offshore wind turbine mast in shallow water VOF simulation for medium to high waves SPH simulations for extreme wave breaking waves