Page 1 of 5 Leading the World in the Design and Construction of Customised Aluminium Commercial and Defence Vessels Home About Austal Product Information Careers at Austal De DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Design & Technology An innovator, Austal's vessels embody the company's leadership in engin Design & Technology Interior Design Naval Architecture/Engineering Design Advanced Technology Trimaran Technology SeaState - Motion Control and Evaluation MarineLink - Ship Monitoring and Control Network Structural Design Software in Use Interior Design Naval Architecture/Engineering Design Through the acknowledged skills of its naval architects, Austal has designed and b applications around the world. Leading-edge technology is employed wherever this is proven cost-effective and ac improvements in hull efficiency to provide an optimum balance between passenger loading conditions and manoeuvrability. Austal's committed to implementing research and development initiatives that will shipbuilding industry. To support the production of the diverse portfolio of vessels, Austal is able to dr covering all facets of design including naval architecture, marine and mechanical e interior design and drafting.
Page 2 of 5 Advanced Technology Advanced computer design tools including Computational Fluid Dynamics, Seakeep detailed Global Finite Element Analysis are in daily use. Data is transferred electronically from the very start of the design process (hull sur models used for resistance and hydrostatic calculations into structural analysis (fin definition of nesting arrangement prior to cutting thereby preserving accuracy in d Austal pioneered the use of a bulbous-bow, rounded-bilge hull catamaran form dev (CFD) and extensive model testing to such an extent that it has been described by providing the best sea-keeping and lowest resistance in the catamaran market. Trimaran Technology Perhaps the single greatest technological advancement in Austal 's history is the de effectively decouples vessel length from capacity and permits the marriage of a co hull form that offers superior seakeeping in a range of conditions. The trimaran has been the subject of intensive tank test investigations into the mo acceleration data obtained from these tests is used, in conjunction with Austal's sim accurate predictions of the vessel's performance in any given sea area and operati These predictions provide an operator with information about how the vessel will p and passenger comfort. Predictions of roll angle, lateral acceleration and motion si The tank testing and simulation conducted shows, in a wide range of wave conditio catamarans and monohulls due to its ability to provide low transverse and vertical slender main hull of the trimaran is much longer and more slender than the hull of combined hulls of a catamaran. Therefore vertical motions are reduced. In addition trimaran also resulting in smaller vertical motions. The significantly lower metacentric height of a trimaran, which actually compares f monohull, produces lower roll accelerations, also reducing motion sickness. View information about the Benchijigua Express
Page 3 of 5 SeaState - Motion Control and Evaluation To understand and develop improved sea-keeping through enhanced computer co development of its own motion control system, known as SeaState, in the early 19 interceptor, and the system now also incorporates sophisticated primary and auxili Using sophisticated computer-based modelling systems Austal is able to offer deta tools are used in the development of hullforms with motion characteristics that wil MarineLink - Ship Monitoring and Control Netwo The development of Austal's very own ship monitoring and control network, Marine machinery and systems throughout the vessels as required by class, is yet another Not only does this innovative product provide superior safety management, it also the system to meet their needs, overcoming limitations inherent in proprietary thir MarineLink is control and monitoring, it also has a powerful on-line documentation vessel's electrical drawings and documentation.
Page 4 of 5 Structural Design With an intrinsic understanding of aluminium and an ability to utilize the properties edge of aluminium structural design. The desire to optimise vessel strength for minimum weight, particularly important development of Austal's own highly specialised in-house Finite Element Structural A Required by the classification societies for verification of the "global" strength, few the same extent. Design optimisation in machinery and jet compartments to minim larger vessels...hoistable vehicle ramps, bow and stern vehicle ramps with bi-foldi the wet deck, vehicle decks, ship side and passenger decks...the use of laser weld some of the many innovations that highlight Austal's dedication to meeting custom Software in Use Software Package Ship Constructor Strand7 MaxSurf HydroMax Workshop Hull Speed StarCD Comet Shipflow SWAN AutoCAD MathCAD Pipenet Ansys Use 3D modelling for production Finite Element Analysis Surface modelling Hydrostatics Structural Design Hull Resistance Wave wash prediction Drawing Formulas Pipe flow calculations Finite Element Analysis
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