Technology advancement is critical in today’s rapidly changing operating environment in both the offshore and marine industries. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an established technology that is changing the way engineering challenges are being addressed in both industries.
Although ABS has had CFD capabilities for many years, advancements in solvers and computing power coupled with analysis demands ranging from eco-hull forms to deepwater risers and offshore wind have brought this technology to the forefront.
Recognition of the potential value of CFD solutions led ABS to hire Richard Korpus as Chief Scientist. Korpus, who holds multiple engineering degrees from the University of Michigan including a Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS) in Aerospace Engineering and a BS, MS and PhD in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering – has taught engineering and naval architecture courses at the university level. His theoretical training includes a broad background in applied and numerical mathematics; development of finite volume, difference and element methods; optimization and variation methods; and boundary integral techniques.
As the Chief Scientist for CFD, Korpus is the corporate technical authority on CFD applications for marine and offshore. He will oversee CFD policy, procedures, long-range planning, tools, capabilities and services. And he will play a vital role in making sure ABS continues to provide technology capabilities to support industry needs.
Creating the Chief Scientist position at the ABS world headquarters in Houston is the most recent step in the continuing process of technology investment at ABS. Earlier in 2013, ABS’ Operational and Environmental Performance (OEP) team began offering industry services in support of asset optimization. The primary concerns of the OEP group are assessing the energy efficiency of new designs and optimizing retrofits. CFD is an essential tool in providing these support services to industry. Korpus is teaming with OEP’s CFD specialists to develop highly efficient CFD modeling and optimization procedures that use both industry standard and proprietary codes.
Korpus is recognized for his strong technical capabilities, outstanding breadth and depth of experience and for his contributions in the field of CFD. He will play an important role in helping ABS maintain its position as an innovative technology leader.
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