{"id":22460,"date":"2024-07-08T11:20:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T09:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8080\/en\/organisation\/departments\/department-naval-architecture-and-ocean-engineering\/laboratory-ship-hydromechanics\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:06:58","slug":"laboratory-ship-hydromechanics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/en\/organisation\/departments\/department-naval-architecture-and-ocean-engineering\/laboratory-ship-hydromechanics\/","title":{"rendered":"Laboratory of Ship Hydromechanics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Head: <a href=\"\/en\/osoba\/ivan-sulovsky\/\">Assistant Ivan Sulovsky, PhD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>NUMERICAL SHIP HYDRODYNAMICS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The laboratory has established expertise in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to ship hydromechanics. Analyses are performed using the open-source platform OpenFOAM, with access to high-performance computing (HPC) resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The laboratory offers CFD analysis services for both research and industry, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ship resistance and powering<\/strong> \u2013 numerical simulations of hull resistance in calm water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seakeeping assessment<\/strong> \u2013 analysis of ship behaviour in waves <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Self-propulsion <\/strong>&#8211; holistic hydrodynamic analysis including resistance and propulsion characteristics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Selected publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ivan Sulovsky, Guillaume de Hauteclocque, Marilena Greco, Jasna Prpi\u0107-Or\u0161i\u0107; <em>Comparative Study of Potential Flow and CFD in the Assessment of Seakeeping and Added Resistance of Ships<\/em>, 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2077-1312\/11\/3\/641\">https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2077-1312\/11\/3\/641<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ivan Sulovsky, Jasna Prpi\u0107-Or\u0161i\u0107, <em>Hydrodynamics of ship propulsion in waves: A review<\/em>, 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.1201\/9781003508779-21\/hydrodynamics-ship-propulsion-waves-review-sulovsky-prpi%C4%87-or%C5%A1i%C4%87\">https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.1201\/9781003508779-21\/hydrodynamics-ship-propulsion-waves-review-sulovsky-prpi%C4%87-or%C5%A1i%C4%87<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ivan Sulovsky, Simon Mewes, Ould el Moctar, Jasna Prpi\u0107-Or\u0161i\u0107; CFD study on a full-scale ship performance in a representative sea state, 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0029801825012259\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0029801825012259<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ivan Sulovsky, Andro Bakica, Jasna Prpi\u0107-Or\u0161i\u0107; CFD assessment of ship propulsion and propeller-hull interactions in waves using low and high fidelity approach, 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0029801825035255?dgcid=author#sec0007\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0029801825035255?dgcid=author#sec0007<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/WE-1-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/WE-1-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/WE-1-400x221.png 400w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/WE-1-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/WE-1.png 1351w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Assessment on hydrodynamic characteristics of hydrofoils on a fast planning hull<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/under-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/under-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/under-400x222.png 400w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/under-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/under-1536x852.png 1536w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/under-2048x1136.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Self-propulsion analysis for a sea trial condition using fully discretized propeller model<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/waveField_1-1024x588.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/waveField_1-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/waveField_1-400x230.png 400w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/waveField_1-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/waveField_1.png 1354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Assessment of propulsion characteristics in regular head waves of a container ship model<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8cv_aft-1024x704.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8cv_aft-1024x704.png 1024w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8cv_aft-400x275.png 400w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8cv_aft-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8cv_aft.png 1269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Calm water resistance assessment of a 14m pleasure Yacht<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8kN_bow-1024x728.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8kN_bow-1024x728.png 1024w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8kN_bow-400x284.png 400w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8kN_bow-768x546.png 768w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8kN_bow-1536x1091.png 1536w, https:\/\/riteh.uniri.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/8kN_bow.png 1627w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Calm water resistance assessment of a 10m working Tug<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For research collaboration or CFD analysis enquiries, contact: ivan.sulovsky@riteh.uniri.hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>EQUIPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Educational basin with wave generator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tank is 5 m long and 2,5 m wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/filer_public_thumbnails\/filer_public\/80\/1a\/801ae753-3301-4929-abe8-de22151cfce8\/bazen.png__2543x1804_q92_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png\" alt=\"bazen.png\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Propeller pitch measurement device<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/filer_public_thumbnails\/filer_public\/b5\/6f\/b56f972a-34f9-441f-bee8-844d622a8e31\/img_20200708_130802.jpg__4608x2592_q92_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20200708_130802.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Shining 3D EinScan PRO2x 3D scanner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/filer_public_thumbnails\/filer_public\/27\/18\/271828d5-f74b-41b4-8185-14dfd013e8a0\/3dscanner_merge.png__1234x1167_q92_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png\" alt=\"3Dscanner_merge.png\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head: Assistant Ivan Sulovsky, PhD NUMERICAL SHIP HYDRODYNAMICS The laboratory has established expertise in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to ship hydromechanics. Analyses are performed using the open-source platform OpenFOAM, with access to high-performance computing (HPC) resources. 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