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Many
companies look to HydroComp as a consulting partner -
for projects large and small. In HydroComp's 20
year history, we have provide technical consulting
services for more than 100 countries from around the
world. For example, our assignments have been from
small projects to quickly provide an analysis for a
design, to large projects which require
extensive support for large-scale efforts, or even for
custom development of specialized analytical software.
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Small
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Many clients look to HydroComp to supplement their
own skills and experience. Many of the projects we
undertake are small in scope and can be performed
very quickly. A few examples are:
- Propeller sizings
for a Canadian propeller manufacturer.
- Acceleration
analysis of a large ocean-going ship for a
university professor.
- Speed predictions
of a variety of small commercial craft for a New
England design office.
- Propeller designs
for a Scandinavian propeller company.
- Analysis of a
heavily-cavitating motor yacht and
recommendation of new propulsion equipment for
its Florida owner.
- Model test
analysis for a large U.S. shipyard.
- Hydrodynamic
analysis of oil-skimmer equipment for a New
England university.
- Power plant
recommendations for a South African yacht
builder.
- Waterjet selection
for a high-performance patrol boat.
- Propeller blade
strength calculations and submittal to ABS for a
Philippines propeller builder.
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Large
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Of course, HydroComp
also takes on large-scale projects. These can range
from a few weeks to a few years in length. Some
examples include:
- Design, analysis
and 3D CAD for a series of high-performance
trolling propellers.
- Development of
product technology for the U.S. Coast Guard to
provide on-board adaptive speed and optimizing
fuel control.
- Preparation of
recommended model testing standard practices for
a university Ocean Engineering department.
- Hydrodynamic
analysis of a fast container ship including
preliminary speed predictions, development of
model test programs, analysis of test results,
recommendation of hull form changes and sea
trial correlation analysis.
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software development
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Many companies come to HydroComp with specific
network requirements or defined software needs. Then
using those project parameters HydroComp then
provides detailed, customized solutions for these
clients. Two particular examples
highlight our technical capabilities:
- Contracted to
Caterpillar, Inc. Engine Division since 1988 for
the development and support of a software
product called Marine Power Systems (MPS).
- Provided Team
Dennis Conner with hydrodynamic analysis and
software development services for their 1995
America's Cup campaign. Chris Todter, TDC
Technical Director, noted that "HydroComp's
unique expertise including a combination of
naval architectural and advanced software
development proved to be an excellent resource
in support of our '95 America's Cup
campaign."
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