Postgraduate Course: Offshore Engineering (IDCORE) (PGEE11186)

Course Outline
School	School of Engineering	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	Offshore Engineering will introduce the dynamics and fluid mechanics associated with the design of fixed and floating offshore renewable energy devices, support structures and moorings. Students will be introduced to modelling and prediction of these phenomena at a range of levels of fidelity suitable for different stages of the design process. Students will apply the knowledge gained in a case study that complements the group design project.
Course description	1. Flotation and stability of platforms 2. Behaviour of ocean waves in a range of water depths 3. Hydrodynamic forces acting on structures at sea 4. Dynamic responses of fixed and floating structures in ocean environments; single and multi-degree of freedom systems, rigid-body equations of single and multi-body systems and their solutions 5. Mooring systems dynamics for floating offshore structures 6. Non-linear responses: vortex induced vibrations and motions; slowly varying motions due to wind and wave forces. 7. Aero- and hydro-dynamics of turbines 8. Prediction of power capture and loading from wind and current devices

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Flotation and stability of floating offshore platforms Deep and shallow water wave kinematics Wave, wind, current and motion induced loading on floating offshore renewable energy structures Wind and current force formulations Derivation and solution of dynamic motion equations