Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt

Hamburgische Schiffbau Versuchsanstalt / the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) is a private, self-supporting, not-for-profit organisation providing research and consultancy services to the worldwide maritime industry. Located in Hamburg, it is a service and consulting company for clients in the maritime industry worldwide, and its products contribute to a greener, more sustainable usage of marine environments. With its sophisticated experimental research facilities HSVA has been among the world's leading ship model basins since its foundation in 1913. Its main facilities include the large hydrodynamics and cavitation tunnel (HYKAT), the large towing tank (300m x 18m x 6m) with a side-wave generator, and a large ice model basin. HSVA has also pioneered maritime CFD development and applications, and offers numerical services matching ship model basin standards. Its focus areas are maritime hydrodynamics, maritime aerodynamics and arctic technology.

Hamburgische Schiffbau Versuchsanstalt / the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) is a private, self-supporting, not-for-profit organisation providing research and consultancy services to the worldwide maritime industry. With its sophisticated experimental research facilities HSVA has been among the world's leading ship model basins since its foundation in 1913. Based on pioneering contributions from scientists and engineers, HSVA developed an intricate understanding of all problems in ship and offshore hydrodynamics, aerodynamics and arctic technology. In addition to its experimental facilities HSVA has pioneered maritime CFD development and applications for a long time. Research plays an important role for the model basin, and HSVA constantly invests in the development of new technologies and research in maritime hydrodynamics. Since July 2020 HSVA's quality management system is certified.

Private, independent service and consulting company and one of the world's leading ship model basins, offering world-class testing facilities and research in maritime hydrodynamics, aerodynamics and arctic technology.

• Maritime Hydrodynamics services

  Optimisation, efficiency and safety addressing design, construction and operation of waterborne vehicles and structures, including resistance and propulsion, ship dynamics and manoeuvring, seakeeping and motions, cavitation and hydroacoustics, structural loads, underwater vehicles, model experiments, numerical computations (CFD), field measurements, monitoring and data analytics, and in-house software.

• Maritime Aerodynamics services

  Design loads, operational safety and green energy covering air flow on ships and offshore structures, including wind loads, air resistance, exhaust gas distribution, air turbulence, ventilation, numerical assessment (RANS, DES, LES), wind tunnel testing, IMO Weather Criterion, helicopter operations, wind propulsion systems (Flettner rotors, soft sails, wing sails) and wind turbines.

• Arctic Technology services

  Safe operation in ice covered waters, supported by the large ice model basin.

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