DRAFTOcean Engineering Summer School
Supported byNippon Foundation Ocean Innovation
Consortium
14 August - 08 September 2023

Version 1, dated 15 March 2023

Department of Marine Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway

Summer School Team at NTNU
School coordinator and contact person: Professor Amir Nejad

The summer school is also supported by PhD and MSc students and administrations atMarine Technology Department, and invited guest lecturers from the industry.

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Introduction

The Nippon Foundation Ocean Engineering summer school was started at NTNU in 2017with the aim to support the Nippon Foundation Ocean Innovation Consortium in marine
resource development 1 . The summer school especially addresses ocean engineering topics relevant for the offshore energy industry, food production (aquaculture), green transportation, electrical ship, autonomous ship, and subsea engineering. It is expected that thestudents in this school have a general understanding in naval architecture or ocean engineering. The main aim of the summer school is to provide an extension of naval architecturetechnology into ocean engineering through:1- Basic disciplines: design of marine structures, stability of floating bodies, hydrodynamics and control of ocean structures
2- Design of floating platforms for drilling operations and oil and gas production
3- Design and analysis of risers, pipelines and subsea facilities
4- Design and operation of AUV and ROV, autonomous vessels
5- Design and analysis of floating wind turbines, marine operations
6- Green shipping, hybrid systems and alternative fuels2.

Training approach

The summer school is formed based on the team works and team activities. It includes: lectures, demonstration of industrial examples and numerical simulations, software practices,
visit of related industries through field visits and excursions, lab visits, practical exercise
at simulation center, guided self-study, team works, project work and presentation. Thereis an individual and team exercise/assessment at the end of each week and project presentation at the end of the school which is used in the final evaluation. In addition, several
cultural activities are included during the school program.

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Schedule
Week

Period

Topic

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14.08-18.08
21.08-25.08
28.08-01.09
04.09-08.09

Introduction, Marine Structures
Offshore Wind Technology
Marine Industry in Norway
Subsea Engineering

1 More information about the summer school and the training approach can be found here: Nejad, Amir R.,

Yuriko Aoyanagi, and Michaela Ibrion. “Team and Research Based Learning Methods applied in multidisciplinary marine engineering education.” Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Vol. 1357. No. 1. 2019.
http//doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1357/1/012039

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Week 1: Introduction, Marine Structures
Morning (9:15-12:00)
Afternoon (13:15-16:00)
Welcome session, introduction toInsights of Norwegian culture, Guest
ocean space, sea of opportunities,
lectureSverre Steen, Amir Nejad
Short course on presentation skills,
Marine structures design principles,
Guest lecture
Bernt Leira
Hydrodynamic fundamentals, David
Hydrodynamic fundamentals, Lars
Kristiansen
Erik Holmedal
Marine dynamics fundamentals, ZhaoAquaculture, Pål Laderlong Yu
Travel to Røros, (by train, 09:22Week1 summary: group presentations
11:53)
and assessment, Amir Nejad
Røros
Røros (return 16:30-18:56)
weekend, self study
weekend, self study

Welcome dinner, meeting the NTNU team on Monday 14 August, 17:30-20:00

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22.08

23.08
24.08
25.08
26.08
27.08

Week 2: Offshore Wind Technology
Morning (9:15-12:00)
Afternoon (13:15-16:00)
Offshore wind turbine: introduction,Model test, visit of SINTEF Ocean
Guest lecturelabs, Sverre Steen
Offshore wind turbine: integrated
Offshore wind turbine: response analanalysis, Erin Bachynski-Polić
ysis and exercises, Erin BachynskiPolić
Visiting Fossen wind farm
Visiting Fossen wind farm
Introduction to digital twin, Amir NePresentation by PhD students on offjad
shore wind
Week2 summary: group presentations
Travel to Bergen (15:20, 16:20)
and assessment, Amir Nejad
BergenBergenBergenBergenVisiting Nor-Fishing, meeting Japanese industry attending Nor-Fishing on 21 August3

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28.08
29.08
30.08
31.08

01.09
02.09
03.09

Week 3: Marine Industry in Norway
Morning (9:15-12:00)
Afternoon (13:15-16:00)
Visiting Equinor Bergen
Visiting Equinor Bergen
Visiting industry Bergen
Return to Trondheim (18:40-19:40)
Green shipping, hybrid, Mehdi Zadeh
Visiting NTNU autonomous pilot ferry
Mehdi Zadeh
Design and operation of underwater
AUR Lab visit, excursion with NTNU
vehicles (ROV, AUV), Martin Ludresearch vessel Gunnerus, Martin Ludvigsen
vigsenGreen shipping, alternative fuels,
Week3 summary: group presentations
David Emberson
and assessment, Amir Nejad
Trondheim Marathon (we recommendlunch after the Marathon
joining 5 km only)
weekend, self study
weekend, self study

Tour in the forest, visit of lakes, Estenstadhytta on 30 August

Date
04.09
05.09
06.09
07.09
08.09

Week 4: Subsea Engineering
Morning (9:15-12:00)
Afternoon (13:15-16:00)
Guest lecture Marine Operations
Guest lecture on autonomous ship
Design of risers, pipelines and umbiliDesign of risers, pipelines and umbilical, Svein Sævikcal (exercise)
Guest lecture, lessons from failures in
Week4 summary: group presentations
marine industry
and assessment, Amir Nejad
Self study, project preparation
Self study, project preparation
Individual Presentations
Individual Presentations, closing session, dinner

09.09
10.09

Summer School Closing Dinner on 8 Sep. at 18:00

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Travel, accommodation and venue

Travel information:
If you arrive in Norway in Oslo or other cities than Trondheim, you must collect yourluggage and pass through the customs and check-in again, your luggage will NOT be transferred for domestic flight even if you use the same airline. Ask your airline or airport staff
for more information.
Lecturing location:Marine Technology Department, Jonsvannsveien 82, 7050 Trondheim (Nearest bus station:Østre Berg 2)
Accommodation: “Trondheim Leilighetshotell”
Address: Gardemoens gate 1, NO-7066 Trondheim.
How to get to the hotel: by bus from the airport, leave at the “Rønningsbakken” station andwalk to the hotel apartment. By train form the airport, leave at “Lilleby stasjon” which isjust in front of the hotel apartment.
For check-in show your passport at the reception and mention NTNU Summer School tocollect your key. This is a hotel apartment, and you will be having a fully equipped kitchenwith refrigerator, oven, and microwave, dishwasher, plus 55” Smart TV with about 40
channels, washing machine, and free Wi-Fi in each apartment. Everyone will have his/herown room in each apartment. You can check-in from Saturday12 August and the last day
of check-out is 11 September.
Gift card
You will receive a gift card for a nearby shopping center, “City Lade”, located at Haakon
VIIs gt. 9, 7041 Trondheim. There are several cloth shops, supermarket, restaurants, etc.
at City Lade and the gift card can be used in any of them.
Transport
You will receive a AtB bus card valid for one month for zone A in Trondheim for unlimited
number of travels. AtB is the bus service company in Trondheim: https://www.atb.no/en/
Clothing
Visiting beautiful Norwegian mountains and Trondheim Marathon are part of the summer
school activities. Be prepared and take appropriate shoes and rain clothes with you. Follow
weather forecast from: http://www.yr.noEmergency numbers
Prof. Amir Nejad: 0047 941 80 125 (also on “Line” in case of emergency)
Taxi in Trondheim: 07373 or 08000, Ambulance: 113, Fire: 110, Police: 112

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