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Deliverable D6.3, ‘Report on monitoring the project developments’, aims to monitor the mid-term progress of the prodPhD project. This deliverable monitors the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the actions in each work package of the project and provides an overall assessment of the results of each pilot action. KPI monitoring was based on the descriptive and evaluative operationalization of the KPIs in D6.1 and the structure developed in D6.2. The KPIs corresponding to each work package were monitored by the leader of each work package in line with their operationalization in D6.1. This end of the project monitoring of the progress of the prodPhD project shows that most of the implemented activities met their targets

Deliverable D5.3, ‘Report on the development results of the pilot actions,’ aims to monitor the pilot actions carried on by the partners to test the entrepreneurship courses proposed during the project. The pilots consisted on the collaborative development of entrepreneurship projects, using the ‘learning by doing’ methodology and materials developed in WP3, and were implemented by using the customized social network platform and collaborative work tools developed in WP4. The evaluation of the pilot actions was carried out using surveys directed towards the students of the courses, and technical staff. As two pilot actions were organized, two surveys were distributed: one to the students of the first demonstration action (July 2022) and one to the students of the second action (January 2023). In the case of technical staff one survey was distributed at the end of the second pilot. The results show that the course improved between the first and the second pilot. However, there are still some issues to address. Some students find it difficult to compaginated the course with their PhD duties. The partners tested the possibility of designing shorter seminars that might be easier for the students to fit in their schedules. As students’ satisfaction with the seminars was high, this might be a possibility for future courses at the PhD level

The objective of this document is to describe the tasks carried out in the frame of WP4 to develop a microsite in the platform Scipedia.com. This microsite enjoys the main capabilities of the open science platform Scipedia.com, and provide the framework to implement the prodPhD Online Training Environment, which will be customized to accomplish the project specific requirements.

This document contains a list of the different events (conferences, seminars, webinars and workshops) which are organised by the project. This document will be updated and re-submitted at each reporting period.

The prodPhD project aims to address the challenging problem of introducing entrepreneurship training in PhD programmes regardless of discipline. The prodPhD project will create the necessary teaching methodologies and the platform for applying them. The project consists of a consortium of four organizations from across Europe. The main objective of the prodPhD project is to implement innovative social network-based methodologies for teaching and learning entrepreneurship in PhD programmes. The multidisciplinary teaching and learning methodologies will enable entrepreneurship education to be introduced into any PhD programme, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to engage in entrepreneurial activities. The methodology will be conceived to develop experiential knowledge, involving academics, entrepreneurship experts, and mentors in its development and implementation. Besides, the exchange of experience, competences, and approaches facilitated by social networking will pave the way to crowdsourcing new ideas, improving training methodologies, and stimulating academics’ entrepreneurial skills.

This document presents the deliverable D8.1 – the Data Management Plan (DMP) of work package 8 of the prodPhD project. It aims to present the plan for the management, generation, collection, security, preservation and sharing of data generated through the prodPhD project. The DMP is a key element for organizing the project’s data. It provides an analysis of the data, which will be collected, processed and published by the prodPhD consortium. The project embraces the initiatives of the European Commission to promote the open access to research data, aiming to improve and maximize access to and reuse of research data generated by Horizon 2020 projects. In this sense prodPhD will adhere to the Open Research Data Pilot (ORD Pilot) fostered by the European Commission, and this DMP will be developed following the standards of data storage, access and management. This plan will detail what data will be generated through the project, whether and how it will be made accessible for the verification and reuse and how it will be curated and preserved. In this context, the term data applies to the information generated during the different experimental campaigns carried out in the project, and specifically to the data, including associated metadata, to be used to validate the computational models and the technical solutions to be developed in the project. This document is the first version of the DMP and may be updated throughout the project, if significant changes (new data, changes in consortium policies, changes in consortium composition, etc.) arise.

This presentationwas held at the FIBREGY& FIBRE4YARDS joint info dayon July 1st, 2021. The overall objective of the FIBREGY project is to enable the extensive use of FRP materials in the structure of the next generation of large Offshore Wind and Tidal Power platforms. In order to achieve this objective, the project will develop, qualify and audit innovative FRP materials for offshore applications, elaborate new design procedures and guidelines, generate efficient production, inspection and monitoring methodologies, and validate and demonstrate advanced software analysis tools. Finally, the different developed technologies will be demonstrated by using advanced simulation techniques and building large and real-scale prototypes.

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The main objective of the prodPhD project is to implement innovative social network-based methodologies for teaching and learning entrepreneurship in PhD programmes. The multidisciplinary teaching and learning methodologies to be developed will allow introducing entrepreneurship education in any PhD programme of a higher education institution, providing students with the knowledge, skills and motivation to engage in entrepreneurial activities. The methodology will be conceived to develop experiential knowledge, involving academics, entrepreneurship experts and mentors in its development and implementation, by taking advantage of the use of customized collaborative social network tools. Besides, the exchange of experience, competences and approaches facilitated by social networking will allow crowdsourcing new ideas, improving training methodologies and stimulating entrepreneurial skills of academics.

The overall objective of the FIBREGY project is to enable the extensive use of FRP materials in the structure of the next generation of large Offshore Wind and Tidal Power platforms. In order to achieve this objective, the project will develop, qualify and audit innovative FRP materials for offshore applications, elaborate new design procedures and guidelines, generate efficient production, inspection and monitoring methodologies, and validate and demonstrate advanced software analysis tools. Finally, the different developed technologies will be demonstrated by using advanced simulation techniques and building large and real-scale prototypes.

This paper describes the behaviour of large-length ships built using fibre-reinforced plastic compositematerials under fire and large deformations. A novel methodology is proposed in order to analyseinelastic buckling and post-buckling of steel structures due to thermal loading and also extend thisto the phenomenon regarded as pyrolysis that is natural in composite structures. The methodologyis validated against the literature. A model of a container-ship where a fire scenario located in theengine room is used to demonstrate the methodology against a real case scenario. The section of thecargo hold closest to the engine room is structurally analysed, focusing in the integrity of the bulkheadand the supports of the TEU containers. This work was funded thanks to H2020 project FIBRESHIP sponsored by the EUROPEAN COM- MISSION under the grant agreement 723360 ”Engineering, production and life-cycle management for complete construction of large-length FIBRE-based SHIPs Peer Reviewed Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::13 - Acció per al Clima Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::9 - Indústria, Innovació i Infraestructura

Today, fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) materials are extensively used for building lightweight hull structures of vessels with length up to about 50 metres, whereas in longer vessels their use is limited to secondary structures and components. In the European FIBRESHIP research project, innovative FRP materials are evaluated, new design and production procedures and guidelines are elaborated, and new validated software analysis tools are developed. As a result of the project, a comprehensive set of methods will be compiled, enabling the building of the complete hull and superstructure of over 50-metre-long ships in FRP materials. The results enhance significantly the use of FRP materials in shipbuilding and strengthen the competitiveness of the European shipbuilding industry on the world market. In Task 2.4 of the FIBRESHIP project, an extensive experimental campaign was performed in two phases to characterize the fire performance of FRP materials and solutions. For the first phase, seven commercially available resins or resin systems were selected for examination of fire performance. Laminates with glass fibre reinforcement and cured resins without reinforcement were produced for cone calorimeter tests and thermogravimetric analyses, respectively. From these seven candidates, two materials were down-selected on the basis of the mechanical performance, manufacturability and impact (including cost, claimed fire retardancy, worker health impact and recyclability). The two material solutions chosen to continue to the second phase were LEO vinylester resin system and SR1125 epoxy resin system. The fire tests of the first phase showed that an intumescent coating on the surface of these laminates is essential for providing adequate fire performance. In the second phase, a more comprehensive evaluation of thermal and fire properties was performed by carrying out more cone calorimeter tests, as well as dynamic mechanical thermal analysis, microscale combustion calorimetry, differential scanning calorimetry and transient plane source tests. Simultaneously, data for pyrolysis modelling, thermomechanical modelling and fire simulation was produced. In cone calorimeter test at the irradiance of 50 kW/m2, the times to ignition of coated LEO and SR1125 were 75 and 52 seconds on the average, respectively. The maximum heat release was 261 kW/m2 for SR1125, but only 69 kW/m2 for LEO indicating good reaction-to-fire performance. The total heat release and the total smoke production were ca. 40 MJ/m2 and 9 m2, respectively, for both systems. Cone calorimeter tests of coated laminate specimens were run also at the irradiance levels of 25 and 35 kW/m2 and for specimens representing different production batches. The results were not consistent in all cases. In addition, DSC tests revealed changes of the glass transition temperature when the specimens were re-heated, referring to incomplete curing in the manufacturing process. These observations highlight the importance of repeatable and well- controlled manufacturing process. The whole process must be carefully instructed, monitored and reported. The laminates and coatings must be of uniform quality to ensure the fire performance claimed on the basis of fire tests performed. Precise specifications and quality control play a key role in securing the fire safety of materials and products. Thermogravimetric analyses and micro-scale combustion calorimetry showed that the mass loss of cured resins typically starts slightly above 300 °C both in inert (N2) and oxidative (air) atmosphere. The reactions in these atmospheres differ, the oxidative atmosphere revealing reactions such as char oxidation. At about 300 °C, however, a structure made of these FRP materials starts to produce combustible gases and contribute to fire. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis showed that the glass transition temperature is ca. 111 °C for LEO, and ca. 95 °C for SR1125. In general, the glass transition temperatures of FRP materials are typically about 100 °C. At this temperature, the material softens and loses its loadbearing capacity. Structures made of FRP materials have a tendency to heat up locally, due to their relatively low thermal conductivity. In the case of a local fire, combustible gas production and heat release are the main concerns in terms of fire safety. If the fire threatens a large structure, like in the case of a compartment fire, the main problem is the softening of the material and the loss of the loadbearing capacity.

The main objective of the FIBRESHIP project is to enable the building of the complete hull and superstructure of large-length seagoing and inland ships in FRP materials by overcoming few technical challenges. In order to achieve this objective, the project will develop, qualify and audit innovative FRP materials for marine applications, elaborate new design and production guidelines and procedures, generate efficient production and inspection methodologies, and develop new validated software analysis tools. Clear performance indicators will be designed and applied in the evaluation of the different solutions developed for three targeted vessels categories. Finally, the different technologies generated in FIBRESHIP will be first validated and then demonstrated by using advanced simulation techniques and experimental testing on real-scale structures. This paper is dealing with the presentation of the project scope and progress of the FIBRESHIP project over the first six months.

The Semi-Lagrangian Particle Finite Element Method (SL-PFEM) is a numerical method tailored for solving the fluid dynamics equations. Despite of its excellent numerical properties, such as a minimum numerical erosion in the convective transport and that it exhibits great stability, it has not yet received much attention in the scientific literature. In this presentation, a second order SL-PFEM scheme for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is presented. This scheme is based on the second order velocity Verlet algorithm, which uses an explicit integration for the particle’s trajectory and an implicit integration for the velocity. The algorithm is completed with a predictor-multicorrector scheme for the integration of the velocity correction using the Finite Element Method. A second order projector based on least squares is used to transfer the intrinsic variables information from the particles onto the background mesh, while a second order interpolation scheme is used to transfer the pressure gradient and viscous accelerations from the mesh to the particles.&nbsp

This presentation introduces a new stabilized finite element method based on the finite calculus (Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng.1998;151:233–267) and arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian techniques (Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng.1998;155:235–249) for the solution to free surface problems. The main innovation of this method is the application of an overlapping domain decomposition concept in the statement of the problem. The aim is to increase the accuracy in the capture of the free surface as well as in the resolution of the governing equations in the interface between the two fluids. Free surface capturing is based on the solution to a level set equation. The Navier–Stokes equations are solved using an iterative monolithic predictor–corrector algorithm, where the correction step is based on imposing the divergence‐free condition in the velocity field by means of the solution to a scalar equation for the pressure. Examples of application of the ODDLS formulation (for overlapping domain decomposition level set) to the analysis of different free surface flow problems are presented.

This chapter presents an overview of some computational methods for the analysis of problems in ship hydrodynamics. Attention is focused on the description of stabilized finite element formulations derived via a finite increment calculus (FIC) procedure. Both arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) and fully Lagrangian forms are presented. Details of the treatment of the free‐surface waves and the interaction between the ship structure and the sea water are given. Potential flow formulations for seakeeping analysis and calculation of the added resistance in waves are also described. Examples of application of the computational methods presented to a variety of ship hydrodynamics and related problems are given.

En la actualidad las más avanzadas técnicas para diseño naval ya no se restringen sólo a proyectos de alto coste; si no que también ahora son de aplicación en el campo de las embarcaciones de recreo y turísticas, dando con ello un valor añadido al proyecto final. La utilización de un código CFD para el mayor conocimiento del comportamiento hidrodinámico de las embarcaciones de recreo y turísticas es de una gran utilidad debido a las complejidades que en el diseño de estas se presentan. Estas herramientas nos van a proporcionar una serie de datos como sustentación lateral en las embarcaciones de vela o interacción entre cascos en catamaranes con deriva lateral, que de otra forma nunca pudieran conocerse. Los resultados hidrodinámicos obtenidos nos sirven para comparar las diferentes alternativas, y para además obtener unos valores que directamente son usados para la predicción de velocidad de la embarcación, que más tarde se verán refrendadas por las pruebas de mar. La utilización de técnicas CFD, basadas en el método de los elementos finitos, para la resolución de las ecuaciones de Reynolds (RANSE), incluyendo efectos de superficie libre, hace que todo esto sea posible. En este trabajo se presentan diversos resultados de aplicación del código CFD SHYNE a varias embarcaciones deportivas y de recreo. SHYNE está basado en la técnica del Cálculo Finitesimal para la integración de las ecuaciones de Reynolds.

In this paper, a second order SL-PFEM scheme for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is presented. This scheme is based on the second order velocity Verlet algorithm, which uses an explicit integration for the particle’s trajectory and an implicit integration for the velocity. The algorithm is completed with a predictor-multicorrector scheme for the integration of the velocity correction using the Finite Element Method. A second order projector based on least squares is used to transfer the intrinsic variables information from the particles onto the background mesh, while a second order interpolation scheme is used to transfer the accelerations from the mesh to the particles. Convergence analyses are carried out to assess the second order convergence.

Presentation held at the second public workshop of the FIBRESHIP project, held at La Ciotat, France, on 25th of June 2019. The second public workshop of the FIBRESHIP project offered to the participants a chance to discuss the different composite materials solutions for shipbuilding as well as learn more about the latest technological advances of FIBRESHIP Project related to design, construction and operation of ships integrally built in composite materials. FIBRESHIP Consortium is looking for a niche in the future shipping market through promoting changes in the regulatory framework of IMO and generating guidelines and methodologies for designing, building and operating large-length vessels, laying the foundations of a new market based on composites technology in shipbuilding and shipping. This presentation explains the development of a new software suite with a wide variety of ad-hoctools to simulate the structural and fire performance of the lightweight composite ships developed within the FIBRESHIP project. The computational analysis tool is based on a fast-numerical software which can be used for the simulation of fatigue, fire diagnosis, thermal propagation, hydro-structural analysis and so on. A Betha version of the developed software suite of this numerical tool is available for the partners of the project.

The objective of the project that is presented at the IV Prize Duran i Farell Award for Research and Technology is the development of a new computational code based on the finite element method for the fluid-dynamics analysis of vessels. The code allows to accurately reproduce the model basin tests (MBT) usually used for the experimental evaluation of the hydrodynamic resistance of ships. The new code, called Tdyn, is a much more economical and precise alternative to model basin tests, by allowing the analysis of the behavior of vessels in real scale, thus eliminating the usual scale errors in the experimental tests. Tdyn incorporates new mathematical models and advanced finite elements methods that have led to numerous international publications. Tdyn was jointly developed by researchers from the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) of the Department of Strength of Materials and Structural Engineering of the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering and of the Department of Nautical Engineering and Science of the Faculty of Nautical Studies of Barcelona in the framework of several European and national projects carried out in collaboration with the research center CIMNE and the company Compass IS, as well as other prestigious companies in the naval architecture sector. Tdyn was applied to the design of several America’s Cup yachts (in particular, of the ALINGHI team, winner of the 2003 edition). Tdyn is currently commercialized worldwide through Compass IS, a spin-off of the UPC.

En los últimos años CIMNE ha desarrollado en colaboración con la empresa COMPASS Ingeniería y Sistemas, S.A. (www.compassis.com) un nuevo código de cálculo basado en el método de los elementos finitos para el estudio fluido-dinámico de embarcaciones. El código permite reproducir de forma virtual con fidelidad el denominado “Canal de Ensayos Hidrodinámicos” (CEH) utilizado regularmente para la evaluación experimental de la resistencia hidrodinámica de barcos. El nuevo código, denominado TDYN, es una alternativa a mucho más económica y precisa a los ensayos en el CEH, al permitir analizar el comportamiento de barcos en el agua a escala real, eliminando así los errores de escala usuales en los ensayos experimentales. TDYN incorpora nuevos modelos matemáticos y métodos de elementos finitos avanzados que han llevado a término numerosas publicaciones internacionales. TDYN se desarrolló conjuntamente por investigadores de la Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya (UPC) del Depto. De Resistencia de Materiales y Estructuras de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos de Barcelona y del Departamento de Ciencia e Ingenieros Náuticas de la Facultad de Náutica de Barcelona en el marco de diversos proyectos europeos y nacionales llevados a término en colaboración con CIMNE y la empresa COMPASS, además de otras empresas de prestigio en el sector naval. TDYN se aplicó al diseño de diversos veleros de la Copa América (en particular por el equipo del barco ALINGHI ganador de la edición de 2003). TDNY lo comercializa actualmente en todo el mundo la empresa COMPASS, una spin-off de la UPC. &nbsp

One of the aims of this text is to show some important results in LES modelling and to identify which are main mathematical problems for the development of a complete theory. A relevant aspect of LES theory, which we will consider in our work, is the close relationship between the mathematical properties of LES models and the numerical methods used for their implementation. In last years it is more and more common the idea in the scientific community, especially in the numerical community, that turbulence models and stabilization techniques play a very similar role. Methodologies used to simulate turbulent flows, RANS or LES approaches, are based on the same concept: unability to simulate a turbulent flow using a finite discretization in time and space. Turbulence models introduce additional information (impossible to be captured by the approximation technique used in the simulation) to obtain physically coherent solutions. On the other side, numerical methods used for the integration of partial differential equations (PDE) need to be modified in order to able to reproduce solutions that present very high localized gradients. These modifications, known as stabilization techniques, make possible to capture these sharp and localized changes of the solution. According with previous paragraphs, the following natural question appears: Is it possible to reinterpret stabilization methods as turbulence models? This question suggests a possible principle of duality between turbulence modelling and numerical stabilization. More than to share certain properties, actually, it is suggested that the numerical stabilization can be understood as turbulence. The opposite will occur if turbulence models are only necessary due to discretization limitations instead of a need for reproducing the physical behaviour of the flow. Finally: can turbulence models be understood as a component of a general stabilization method?

We present a formulation for analysis of turbulent incompressible flows using a stabilized finite element method (FEM) based on the finite calculus (FIC) procedure. The stabilization terms introduced by the FIC approach allow to solve a wide range of fluid flow problems at different Reynolds numbers, including turbulent flows, without the need of a turbulence model. Examples of application of the FIC/FEM formulation to the analysis of 2D and 3D incompressible flows at large Reynolds numbers exhibiting turbulence features are presented.

This presentation was made at the Fibreship dissemination event hold at the Barcelona School of Nautical Studies(21st May 2019, Barcelona). It shows the advances made in the project regarding the development of different analysis tools to support design and inspection of large length FRP based ships.

Nowadays the marine renewable energies are getting an important role in the transformation of the energy model. And tools for predicting the performance of these new technologies are essential in their commercial development. An example of these are floating wind turbines (FWT), and this work presents the coupling and verification of a set of tools to carry out fully coupled simulation of FWTs. These tools are built on the seakeeping software SeaFEM [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and on the aeroelastic simulator code FAST [6]. First, the basic features of each tools are explained. Second, a coupling strategy to assess the performance of FWTs is presented. Third, the results obtained coupling SeaFEM-FAST are used for an inter-code comparison against those obtained coupling Hydrodyn-FAST. Forth, an intensive analysis of a FWT based on the NREL 5 MW baseline is carried out taking into account the environmental conditions of the selected location. These coupled computations are carried out following the Design Load Cases proposed by IEC rules [7] to assess the Ultimate Limit State (ULS). Finally, some comparison and conclusions based on the obtained results are drawn.

This presentation introduces a numerical model for the thermo-mechanical analysis of laminated composite structures under the fire action. The coupling between the thermal and mechanical behaviour is considered in weak form (temperatures field modify mechanical properties but displacements field do not modify thermal properties). The thermal part of model is based on the approach presented in Henderson et al. (1985). This model takes into account the energy transfer processes of heat conduction, pyrolysis of the polymer matrix, and diffusion of decomposition gases. The mechanical behaviour of the composites is based on the serial/parallel mixing theory (Rastellini et al., 2008) which is modified to take into account the thermal degradation of the mechanical properties. Numerical results obtained with this model are compared with some experimental tests presented in the literature. Application of the developed model to the analysis of fire scenarios in composite ships is evaluated.

The new engineering FASTLognoter software is presented. This code is essentially the result of the integration of two tools, along with some additional features. Thefirst basis tool is FAST (developed by NREL), a comprehensive aeroelastic simulator code for wind turbines. The second basis tool is Lognoter (developed by CompassIS), a general-purpose commercial software for managing and creating engineering forms. The integration of FAST and Lognoter gives a useful, comprehensive and versatile toolkit, which is verified in this work by means of bibliographic documented cases. An important advantage of the tool presented is the parametric design capability, allowing the user of FAST/AeroDyn/HydroDyn codes to analyze a massive group of cases; therefore, optimal design can be carried out.