Conference Agenda

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Wed15July
Reception Area
Fort William Salon A/B
Fort William Salon C
Fort William Salon D
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7:00am - 8:00am
Reception Area
Location: Reception Area
Session 17a
8:00am - 8:30am
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Rickard Bensow
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Rickard Bensow
8:00am - 8:25am

Efficient Prediction of Cavitation-induced Underwater Noise in Ducted Propulsors via Vortex-Particle and Semi-Empirical Modeling

Suraj Kashyap, Zhi Cheng, Waltfred Lee, Giorgio Burella, Brendan Smoker, Rajeev Jaiman

Session 18a
8:30am - 9:00am
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Rickard Bensow
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Rickard Bensow
8:30am - 8:55am

Hydro-acoustic Optimization of Marine Propellers: A Multi-Fidelity Strategy for Tip-Vortex Noise Reduction

Adrian Portillo-Juan, Simone Saettone, Esteban Ferrer

Session 19a
9:00am - 9:30am
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Rickard Bensow
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Rickard Bensow
9:00am - 9:25am

Numerical Validation of Underwater Radiated Noise Prediction Methods in Shallow Waters with Cavitation Effects

Marco Weiss, Keqi Wang, Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud

Session 20a
9:30am - 10:00am
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Rickard Bensow
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Rickard Bensow
9:30am - 9:55am

On the Development and Assessments of Empirical Tools for Predicting Propeller Hydrodynamics, Induced Hull Pressure, and URN

Leanne Clarke, Mohammed Islam, Jason Mill, Lorenzo Moro

Session 21a
10:30am - 11:00am
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud
10:30am - 10:55am

Propeller-Induced Hull Pressures Prediction via viscous-corrected BEM: Integrating Boundary Layer Displacement Effects

Thomas Wu, Spyros Kinnas

Session 22a
11:00am - 11:30am
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud
11:00am - 11:25am

Isolating propeller noise-generating mechanisms from full-scale ship noise measurements

Max Steden, Joseph Praful Tomy, Øystein Solheim Pettersen, Tormod Gjestland

Session 23a
11:30am - 12:00pm
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud
11:30am - 11:55am

Validation of a potential flow based propeller URN prediction tool with full-scale measurements and viscous flow simulations

Joseph Praful Tomy, Rasmus Møller Bering, Max Steden, Keun Woo Shin

Session 24a
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Rajeev Jaiman
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Rajeev Jaiman
1:00pm - 1:25pm

Propeller-Radiated Underwater Noise in Transient Operations: Insights from Full-Scale Measurements

Md Saiful Islam, Jacopo Fragasso, Mohammed Islam, Lorenzo Moro

Session 25a
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Rajeev Jaiman
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Rajeev Jaiman
1:30pm - 1:55pm

Determining Ice-Propeller Interaction Loads from the Torsional Vibration Response of a Polar Shaftline

Isaac Burke, Jacopo Fragasso, Khaled Helal, Lorenzo Moro

Session 26a
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Rajeev Jaiman
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Rajeev Jaiman
2:00pm - 2:25pm

Design and Analysis of a Low Noise Propeller through Simulation Based Design Optimization

Francesco Furcas, Davide Grassi

Session 27a
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Stefano Brizzolara
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Stefano Brizzolara
3:00pm - 3:25pm

Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation on Forward Skewed Marine Propeller Performance and Hydroacoustic Signatures

Zehao Sun, Weichao Shi

Session 28a
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Stefano Brizzolara
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Stefano Brizzolara
3:30pm - 3:55pm

Challenges in practical cavitation modelling - experience of the Nawigator XXI test case of the W2025 CFD Workshop

Artur Lidtke, Johan Bosschers, Bram Starke, Serge Toxopeus

Session 29a
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Stefano Brizzolara
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Stefano Brizzolara
4:00pm - 4:25pm

Cavitating Flow and Underwater Noise in Tug Vessels with Ducted Propellers: A Combined Numerical and Experimental Study

Zhi Cheng, Suraj Kashyap, Brendan Smoker, Giorgio Burella, Rajeev Jaiman

Session 30a
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Fort William Salon A/B
Prof. Stefano Brizzolara
Location: Fort William Salon A/B
Session Chair: Prof. Stefano Brizzolara
4:30pm - 4:55pm

New insights about lifting surfaces vortex-induced vibrations

yann watine, Céline Gabillet, Jacques-André Astolfi

Session 17b
8:00am - 8:30am
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Joost Moulijn
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Joost Moulijn
8:00am - 8:25am

Influence of Water Quality on Cloud Cavitation Dynamics over a Hydrofoil

Mariana Costa, Daniele Fiscaletti, Tom van Terwisga, Jerry Westerweel

Session 18b
8:30am - 9:00am
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Joost Moulijn
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Joost Moulijn
8:30am - 8:55am

Experimental Study of Hydrodynamics and Cavitation Performance of Ducted Propeller for Model Validation and Future Data-Driven Research

Mohammed {Shameem} Islam, Amir Chizfahm, Jason Murphy, Girogio Burella, Jody Murphy, Vince den Hertog

Session 19b
9:00am - 9:30am
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Joost Moulijn
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Joost Moulijn
9:00am - 9:25am

The Study of the Scaling Method on Predicting the Net Thrust for an Arctic Vessel

Ha Neul Kim, Gi Su Song, Hyoung Gil Park

Session 20b
9:30am - 10:00am
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Joost Moulijn
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Joost Moulijn
9:30am - 9:55am

Investigation of the Effect of Turbulence Stimulator of Propeller Blades on Self-Propulsion Factors

Yuki Saito, Yasuhiko Inukai

Session 21b
10:30am - 11:00am
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Johan Bosschers
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Johan Bosschers
10:30am - 10:55am

Long-Term Full-Scale Measurement of Stern Flow Fields on a VLCC using Multi-Layered Doppler Sonar (MLDS)

Yasuhiko Inukai, Yoshitaka Nishihara, Ryota Nirasawa, Takashi Naito, Hiroaki Torii, Akifumi Koshiji, Masahiko Mushiake, Satoshi Kawanami

Session 22b
11:00am - 11:30am
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Johan Bosschers
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Johan Bosschers
11:00am - 11:25am

Three-dimensional visualizations of the wake behind a propeller operating at oblique inflow

Gunnar Jacobi, Daniele Fiscaletti

Session 23b
11:30am - 12:00pm
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Johan Bosschers
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Johan Bosschers
11:30am - 11:55am

VTT Test Case: Ice-Class Thruster Unit for Benchmarking

Antonio Sanchez-Caja, Ville Viitanen, Kai Happonen, Jussi Martio

Session 24b
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Ayhan Akinturk
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Ayhan Akinturk
1:00pm - 1:25pm

3D Flow Measurement in the Tip Gap Region of a Wall-Bounded Foil

Adam Harwood, Mark J. Yamakaitis, Charles Fort, Tingyi Zhang, Manuj Awasthi, Charitha de Silva, Danielle Moreau, Con Doolan, Philippe M. Bardet

Session 25b
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Ayhan Akinturk
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Ayhan Akinturk
1:30pm - 1:55pm

Experimental Assessment of the Hydrodynamic and Hydroacoustic Performance of a Pump-Jet Propulsor Compared to a Conventional Propeller

Mario Felli, Davide Grassi, Stefano Gaggero, Chanwoo Bae

Session 26b
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Ayhan Akinturk
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Ayhan Akinturk
2:00pm - 2:25pm

Hydrodynamic Performance of a Cycloidal Propulsor in Model-Scale and Full-Scale

Negin Donyavizadeh, Alex Shiri, Kasper Ljungqvist, Arash Eslamdoost

Session 27b
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Antonio Sanchez-Caja
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Antonio Sanchez-Caja
3:00pm - 3:25pm

Numerical Prediction of Rudder Surface Pressures in Freestream and behind-Propeller Flows with and without Rudder Defect

Matthew Gauthier, Mark Bettle

Session 28b
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Antonio Sanchez-Caja
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Antonio Sanchez-Caja
3:30pm - 3:55pm

Reconstructing Acoustic Pressure Peaks form an Energy-Based Erosion Model and Accelerating Erosion Prediction with Physics-Informed Learning

Themistoklis Melissaris, Ian Hubbard

Session 29b
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Antonio Sanchez-Caja
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Antonio Sanchez-Caja
4:00pm - 4:25pm

A Study on the Effects of Propeller Pitch Variation for Propeller-Rudder Interaction

Rui Lopes, Arash Eslamdoost, Rikard Johansson, Seemontini RoyChoudhury, Rickard Bensow

Session 30b
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Fort William Salon C
Dr. Antonio Sanchez-Caja
Location: Fort William Salon C
Session Chair: Dr. Antonio Sanchez-Caja
4:30pm - 4:55pm

Application of Energy-Saving Devices to suppress Propeller noise: Studies using Large-Eddy Simulations

Duncan McIntyre

Session 17c
8:00am - 8:30am
Fort William Salon D
Prof. Sverre Steen
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Prof. Sverre Steen
8:00am - 8:25am

Development and Application of a Workflow for Designing Composite Marine Propellers

Bente Schalk-Meijerink, Erik van Wijngaarden, Evert-Jan Foeth

Session 18c
8:30am - 9:00am
Fort William Salon D
Prof. Sverre Steen
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Prof. Sverre Steen
8:30am - 8:55am

From Research Project to Certification of a Composites Propeller

Stephane Paboeuf, Maxime Deydier, Erik Van Wijngaarden, Bente Schalk-Meijerink, Steven Libot

Session 19c
9:00am - 9:30am
Fort William Salon D
Prof. Sverre Steen
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Prof. Sverre Steen
9:00am - 9:25am

ML-assisted Ply Optimisation of AFP-made Carbon Composite Blade for a Marine Propeller

Rounak Saha Niloy, Ebrahim Oromiehie, Phyo Thu Maung, B. Gangadhara Prusty

Session 20c
9:30am - 10:00am
Fort William Salon D
Prof. Sverre Steen
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Prof. Sverre Steen
9:30am - 9:55am

Propeller Design for an Ultra-Light Electric Boat

Andreas Arapakopoulos, Stefan Harries, Heinrich von Zadow

Session 21c
10:30am - 11:00am
Fort William Salon D
Dr. David Molyneux
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Dr. David Molyneux
10:30am - 10:55am

Performance maps of fully electric VAPs: multi-objective optimization across blade kinematics and advance ratios

Guillaume Fasse, Matthieu Sacher, Frédéric Hauville

Session 22c
11:00am - 11:30am
Fort William Salon D
Dr. David Molyneux
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Dr. David Molyneux
11:00am - 11:25am

Experiences with the First Retrofit Gate Rudder System

Mehmet Atlar, Noriyuki Sasaki, Cagatay Koksal, Ahmet Gurkan, Liam Nugent, Osman Turan

Session 23c
11:30am - 12:00pm
Fort William Salon D
Dr. David Molyneux
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Dr. David Molyneux
11:30am - 11:55am

A Turbine Blades Optimization Analysis for the In Pipe Hydropower Generation on the TSHDs

CunXian Cao, Ying Chen, Long Yu

Session 24c
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Fort William Salon D
Dr. David Molyneux
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Dr. David Molyneux
1:00pm - 1:25pm

Unsteady Bow Thrusters: Passive Mitigation of Unsteady Loads and Reverse-Operation Effects

Mehrdad Kazemi, Nikolai Kornev

Session 25c
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Fort William Salon D
Dr. David Molyneux
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Dr. David Molyneux
1:30pm - 1:55pm

Full-Scale Cavitation Observations with the CPP of a RoPax Ferry in Reverse Manoeuvre

Cagatay Koksal, Mehmet Atlar, Noriyuki Sasaki, Islam Amin, Emin Kucukkaraman, Andrew Milligan

Session 26c
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Fort William Salon D
Dr. David Molyneux
Location: Fort William Salon D
Session Chair: Dr. David Molyneux
2:00pm - 2:25pm

Propeller Cavitation and Load Variation with Steerable Nozzles Under Steering Conditions

Ariel Boediman, Nobuhiro Hasuike, Jun Ando

Coffee break
10:00am - 10:30am
Lunch
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Coffee break
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Closing Banquet
6:30pm - 9:00pm