Thursday the 19th of November we will give the floor to the winners of the KIVI OT Best Graduate awards.

The past months two dedicated juries have reviewed the work of four nominees from the TU Delft Offshore and Dredging Engineering MSc Program and four nominees from Dutch universities of applied science. The 19th of November the winners will be announced and given the opportunity to present their work to the KIVI OT community. Join us to congratulate them and hear all about their groundbreaking studies!

This year’s nominees are:

Ir. Rick Donk, for his thesis titled “Multi-axial fatigue strength assessment of a turret in a FPSO”. In his thesis, Rick created a new screening criterion to assess whether special consideration needs to be made for multi-axial fatigue.

Ir. Fabian Koppes, for his thesis titled “Offshore floating solar – Numerical modelling of interconnected floating solar energy platforms”. In his thesis, Fabian focused on the motions and loads between the floating solar platforms creating a numerical model which allowed him to contribute to the realization of the first offshore floating solar farm in the Dutch North Sea.

Ir. Sara van Hoogstraten, for her thesis titled “The Macro-Element Method for Integrated Analyses of Offshore Wind Turbines”. In her thesis, Sara presents a nonlinear macro-element which fully describes the soil reaction against an offshore wind turbine and with her work makes a step forward from the traditional used P-Y curves used in the industry.

Ir. Boyao Wang, for his thesis titled “CFD modeling for moving jet penetrating cohesive soil”. In his thesis, Boyao developed a 3D model using CFD to predict the effects of a moving jet on clay allowing to predict the penetration depth and width as well as providing important insight into the failure mechanisms of the clay.

Ing. Mark Roos, for his thesis titled “Improving trenching equipment by using alternative jet nozzles configurations”. In his thesis, Mark studied the possibilities for  improvement of trenching in cohesive soils. After a theoretical analyses he tested different jet nozzles in a test setup in the laboratory of Boskalis on clay substrates. Rotating nozzles seem to be attractive for trenching clay.

Ing. Jelle van der Leer, for his thesis titled “Single Blade Installation for Large Wind Turbines”. In his thesis, Jelle did a full theoretical analysis on the forces and safety of a newly designed crane of Tetrahedron for the installation of large blades of offshore wind turbines. Furthermore he designed and built a scale model for testing his calculations. It came out that calculations and tests agree very well.

Ing. Koen van Pelt, for his thesis titled “Design of a CTV loading system for the OWL-010”. In his thesis, Koen investigated possible solutions for loading a Crew Transport Vessel to a new submersible maintenance vessel for offshore wind turbines. The lifting system that he selected can drastically reduce the cost of logistics without reducing the workability of the maintenance vessel.

Ing. Jesse de Ridder, for his thesis titled “Fuelled on methanol”. In his thesis, Jesse studied the feasibility of using methanol as a fuel for Offshore Vessels. On a selected Ulstein vessel he performed a extensive analysis on all aspects involved: Power units, safety, fuel consumption and autonomy, methanol tanks construction and placement. It came out that methanol is a realistic fuel for lowering Offshore vessel emissions.

The Program for the online event on November 19 is as follows:

12:30 – 12:40
A word of welcome by Hayo Hendrikse including an update on the developments in offshore engineering education at TU Delft and introduction of the KIVI OT awards and mission.
12:40 – 12:45
Announcement of the winner of the first KIVI OT award (TU Delft)
12:45 – 13:00
Presentation by the winner of the first KIVI OT award and possibility for Q&A
13:00 – 13:10
Introduction of the HBO offshore network by Joannes Collette
13:10 – 13:15
Announcement of the winner of the second KIVI OT award (Universities of Applied Sciences)
13:15.- 13:30
Presentation by the winner of the second KIVI OT award and possibility for Q&A
13:30 – 13:40
Closing remarks

About KIVI OT Best Graduate awards
Each year, KIVI Offshore Technology organizes the KIVI OT Best Graduates awards. A jury of experienced and independent professionals from the offshore industry determines two winning graduates who completed their thesis in an offshore-related subject in the preceding year. One award is handed to the best graduate from a Dutch University of Applied Science (HBO), one is handed to the best graduate from the TU Delft MSc program “Offshore & Dredging Engineering”. For both awards, each of the nominees receive a year long free KIVI membership, while only the winners receive a cash prize of 1500 euros. 

The objectives of the graduation award are:

  • Accentuate the importance of research in Offshore Technology;
  • Inform the industry and society about results of graduation projects;
  • Stimulate the study of Offshore Engineering and to deliver a high-quality graduation thesis;
  • Strengthen the connection between students & KIVI.

Joining the online event
KIVI OT members are warmly welcomed to join this online presentation! Please use the red button on the top right page to register, using your KIVI account. At Wednesday evening (18-11-2020) we will e-mail you the meeting link, which can be opened via Microsoft Teams or webbrowsers Microsoft Edge/Google Chrome.

Practical considerations
Please consider the following in preparation of the meeting:
•  To be able to join, please make sure you have either Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome installed, or Microsoft Teams
•  Questions can be posed in the chat window during the lecture itself
•  A moderator will collect/combine/select questions from the chat window and pose them to the presenter at the end
•  You are kindly requested to mute your microphone during the event, and to refrain from recording the lecture

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