Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science (TN-IMBM): Recent submissions
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Hull Shape Optimization of Point Absorber Wave Energy Converters Using Open Source Programs
(Master thesis, 2021)Wave energy is harnessed during the transport and capture of waves at the ocean surface. It can potentially be a sustainable global energy source in the future. Wave Energy Converters (WEC) is one technology to generate ... -
Thermo-Mechanical Based Residual Stress and Distortion Visualization Using Analytical, Graphical, and FEM Based Numerical Methods
(Master thesis, 2021)The arc welding process is the main fusion welding process used in the offshore industry. This thesis attempts to understand the residual stress and distortion issues attributed to welding, and the study aims to bring a ... -
Study of the Characteristics of AET Signals for Structural Health Monitoring
(Master thesis, 2021)This research aims to study the characteristics of acoustic emission signals emitted from a steel sample under loading. The thesis is a continuation of previous theses submitted in 2019 by Dawood and in 2020 by Nguyen. ... -
APPLICATION OF TRACER TECHNOLOGY ON THE PRIRAZLOMNOYE OIL FIELD FOR IMPROVING THE FIELD PRODUCTION.
(Master thesis, 2021)Prirazlomnoye oil field is the only field on the Arctic shelf of Russia, where oil production has already begun. Oil production at this field is complicated by both weather and marine production conditions. Oil production ... -
Concept Evaluation and Analysis of Soft-Landing System for subsea modules
(Master thesis, 2021)The offshore installation is a large process that will face several obstacles, including unpredictable ocean conditions. During the landing stage, the installation platform restricts the movement of the equipment. Furthermore, ... -
Maintenance Spend in the Tail-End Phase - Analysis of maintenance spend, resource allocation, and maintenance trends in tail-end offshore installations
(Master thesis, 2021)The thesis explores the intricacies of maintenance spend in the tail-end phase of offshore installations. The analysis relates to three different platforms, platform A (≈ 20+ years in operation), platform B (≈ 5-20 years ... -
Assessment of current work process and improvement recommendations for spare part management used in modification projects
(Master thesis, 2021)The oil & gas industry is under immense pressure to stay competitive, bringing out the demand to keep cost at a minimum and quality at a maximum. This determination and current market demand force organizations to continuously ... -
Experimental Study and Optimization of Expanding Pin Technology for Heavy Duty Machine Joint Application
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, a type of pin joint, namely Bondura Expanding Pin System (EPS) is subject of study which has ability to create a rigid and reliable connection. This joint system is specially designed for heavy duty machines ... -
Computational fluid dynamics simulation of flying discs
(Master thesis, 2021)This manuscript is divided in two parts. First, a comprehensive review of flight dynamics and disc-wing aerodynamics literature is presented. It discusses the aerodynamic characteristics of circular planform wings and the ... -
Prospects and possible scenarios for the development of potential hydrocarbon deposits at the Heisovsky licence area
(Master thesis, 2021)The experience of the Prirazlomnoye project has shown a stable demand for Arctic oil of the ARCO grade. This oil is a good raw material for European refineries with a deep processing cycle. In addition, the experience of ... -
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(Master thesis, 2021)For building timber solution have the later years grown more popular with the focus on climate and more environmental solutions. This is because of the more traditional solution like steel and concrete still have a huge ... -
Numerical Stress Analysis of Tubular Joints
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YUZHNO-KIRINSKOYE FIELD DEVELOPMENT METHOD SELECTION.
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis provides an insight into Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field development concept and includes the feasibility study for several different options. First chapter of this work includes the description of climatic ... -
Time dependent degradation of buckling capacity of steel beams/plate
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Analysis of a semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine subjected to ship collisions
(Master thesis, 2021)Wind energy has enormous potential in reducing greenhouse emissions and curbing global warming. The number of installed offshore wind turbines has been continuously growing worldwide in recent years. Since offshore farms ... -
Strain Induced Phase Transformation in Austenitic Stainless Steel (316L)
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the amount of deformation induced martensite in AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel. Deformation condition used for this work are cyclic strain, tensile failure at room temperature ... -
Optimization of Airfoil Shape for aBidirectional Tidal Stream Turbine
(Master thesis, 2021)A tidal turbine design needs to consider the harsh environment of the sea. Reducing the number of moving parts is therefore desirable. A tidal stream is relatively predictable with small directional variance. To avoid a ... -
Mechanical and microstructural analysis of 3D-Printed 316L stainless steel
(Master thesis, 2021)The project aims to analyze the mechanical properties and microstructure study of 316L stainless steel, which is as-printed using the selective laser melting (SLM) technique. Metal components produced by the SLM process ... -
Design of yearly maintenance campaign used in the unmanned installations of a FPSO vessel: Workflow and Unmanning Study
(Master thesis, 2021)The fluctuation of oil price, as well as the introduction of Industry 4.0 has driven the Oil and Gas (O&G) industry to venture into the unmanned installations concept aiming to reduce human involvement on the offshore ...