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Nav Arch/Marine Engineering Projects for Masters Students

NAME 592
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The University of British Columbia (UBC)
The University of British Columbia (UBC)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Daria Hucal
Co-op & Internship Coordinator
3
Timeline
  • June 3, 2020
    Experience start
  • June 10, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • June 26, 2020
    Initial Project Presentation
  • July 11, 2020
    Mid-point Memo
  • August 1, 2020
    Final Project Presentation (MEL students)
  • August 5, 2020
    Final Written Report (MEL students)
  • September 1, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
19/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Startup, Large enterprise, Any, Small to medium enterprise, Sole proprietorship
Manufacturing, Government, Energy, Transport, trucking & railroad, Construction, engineering & trades, Defense & security
Categories
Data analysis Operations Project management Product or service launch
Skills
data analysis research engineering design mechanical engineering
Student goals and capabilities

As a response to the COVID-19 challenge, UBC Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) Program has adopted a new strategy for the Internship/Project course. The NAME 592 course emphasizes teamwork and management skills necessary for excellence in professional design practice. The “design or consulting firm", i.e. team of 1 to 4 students, supported by faculty members and an industry mentor, work on industry-directed projects. Emphasis is placed on disciplined adherence to professional design practices (including planning, scheduling, documentation, risk management, and economics) and a clear focus on the client’s needs, as well as solutions to technical issues.

We are requesting projects that originate from an industrial need, and for which you are willing to act as a client for the student team. All students have undergraduate degrees with 2 to 10+ years industry experience.

The virtual projects can commence at any time from May 20 - July 17 and end no later than September 8.

Students
Graduate
Any level
22 students
Project
160 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are determined and outlined by the client - you. They will include, at minimum, a final written document and a formal presentation.This may include design drawings packages, background research findings, data analysis summary, financial summary, beta units of systems, etc. We ask, where possible, list important milestones used to track progress.

Project timeline
  • June 3, 2020
    Experience start
  • June 10, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • June 26, 2020
    Initial Project Presentation
  • July 11, 2020
    Mid-point Memo
  • August 1, 2020
    Final Project Presentation (MEL students)
  • August 5, 2020
    Final Written Report (MEL students)
  • September 1, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Here are a few examples of projects the student teams could work on:

Project Data Analysis

  • Machine Learning models predicting fuel consumption for vessels using onboard data and bunker data. These models can be used to create a better understanding on the performance and emissions of the vessel.
  • Develop methods for consolidating and filtering data from scattered data sources on board the ship for further analysis.

Green Technology

  • Using Flettner rotor or other energy-saving technologies: Influence on a specific feature such as vessel’s stability
  • Possibility of using batteries as energy source onboard ships: Influence on structural arrangements, weight, stability etc.

Numerical Analysis

  • CFD analysis of vessel’s seakeeping performance or resistance in various wave conditions.
  • FE analysis of a structure aiming to determine vibrations, impact strength, etc. Possible comparison with classification society’s rules.

Mechanical/Marine Engineering

  • Fuel change impact analysis with a focus on the onboard machinery efficiency, cost and and operations, biofuel or LNG.
  • Investigate potential for energy efficiency gains for retrofitting Waste Heat Recovery devices, such as the Organic Rankine cycle.

Vessel Design

  • Evaluation of catamaran hullforms for short shipping routes.
  • Investigation of X series model series data for new cure fit equations.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Define the project. The problem description should include an introduction, a project description, expected outcomes, a list of resources available, and a list of customer requirements. If needed, our NAME faculty team will help you refine the problem description, and ensure the projects are feasible within the course scope.

Meeting with the students to further define the problem. Ideally, this would take the format of a site visit by the students. However, under the current restrictions, this will need to take place virtually. The visit allows students to better grasp your requirements, and to ask you questions.

In-kind support (design drawings, software, data files, other experts in your firm, etc.) to allow the students to complete the project.

Provide critical assessment of student deliverables, including the midterm report, final report and final design presentation.

Provide a dedicated contact who will act as the students primary industry supervisor who is available to answer periodic emails, phone calls or video conference meetings over the duration of the project to address students' questions. A secondary/alternate contact is recommended as a backup. Students will interact virtually with their primary contact on a weekly or bi-weekly basis (as determined at beginning of the project).