Rüdiger von Bock und Polach

– Experimental and numerical investigation of the model ice failure process

Joint degree with Aalto University, Finland
Experimental tests on the material behavior in compression, tension, shear and bending (model ice basin Aalto University)
Investigating the mechanical failure mechanisms
Numerical modeling of the failure processes based on the physical structure of the model ice

Sandro Erceg

– Efficiency of ships in ice – shape optimization

Development of a method to predict the hull resistance in ice
Numerical simulations of the interaction between ice, water, and hull of the vessel
Optimization of the hull shape to minimize ice resistance (in view of open water) will be performed
Rolls Royce's design UT 758 ICE will be used as a case study vessel in order to validate the numerical model

Dražen Polić

– The influence of ice loads on the propulsion machinery

Detailed observations of the ice impact effect on the entire propulsion machinery system
Influence of propeller and machinery parameters on the ice peak loads
Development control options to minimize ice peaks effects
Cooperation with Ålesund University College and Rolls Royce Marine

Alexei Bambulyak

– Environmental risk assessments of shipping in ice covered waters

Alexei Bambulyak is a Country Management Russia at the research company Akvaplan-niva, and a part-time PhD researcher at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Bambulyak has a degree as an engineer-physicist from Petrozavodsk State University, and he is a certified environmental auditor in Russia. He has 20-years' experience in running international capacity building and research projects in environmental and marine shipping issues. Bambulyak is an author of joint reports on environmental studies and regulations in Norway and Russia, marine shipping and oil pollution issues in the Arctic. His PhD research project, called "Environmental risk assessments of shipping in ice covered waters", is an interdisciplinary study focused on oil pollution risks with shipping by the Northern Sea Route. The project is developed in research collaboration between Akvaplan-niva, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and University of Tromsø (Are Sydnes) – the Arctic University of Norway, and involves other stakeholders – research institutes and shipping companies from Norway and Russia.

Boris Erceg

– Consequence assessment following design relevant service actions in ice

To identify ship and ship systems compliance to route specific loads also considering the vessels life-cycle
Development of multi-level simulation methodology combining the vessels local and global response under ice actions
Numerical ice-structure interaction model and its verification through a available large and full scale measurements
Identification of the design relevant actions that occur during the ship life-cycle in view of the ships mission

Tõnis Tõns

– First principal-based approaches for the identification and evaluation of ice induced actions

To develop and validate first principal-based approaches for the evaluation of ice induced loads using full-scale measurements and damage statistics
To develop an ice condition database incl. future predictions for the arctic sea
To develop a mission specific identification of design relevant loads for ships operating in arctic waters
To develop compliance measures for ice actions and their first principal-based assessment

Martin Bergström

– Risk-based design methods and risk mitigation measures for arctic ships

The identification of major risk factors specifically related to arctic ship design, and their significance for the life-cycle performance of the vessel
The modeling of a relevant arctic operational context for the efficient assessment of these risk factors, both in terms of their statistical properties and in terms of their impact on vessel system performance
The integration of the complete set of risk factors into a holistic system design framework to capture the high-level performance of alternative vessel designs
The application of a risk-based design framework in order to propose and evaluate specific arctic ship design solutions

Daniela Myland

– Phd topic: Performance of ships in ice

Assessment of the ship performance in ice using simulations and experiments in cooperation with HSVA
Analysis of the ice breaking, rotation, submergence, sliding and propeller ice interaction process
Determination of the most important parameters influencing the ship-ice interaction process
Development of an assessment method to evaluate hull shapes of ice-going ships

Aleksandar-Sasa Milakovic

– Arctic field logistics and Trans-Arctic shipping

Development of new business and commercial models for Arctic field and transit logistics
Simulation-based decision support tools for Arctic field logistics and transit transport
Stakeholders´ preferences based approach
Close cooperation with ABB, CHNL, DNV, HiÅ, MARINTEK and Northenergy