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DITEN Polo Navale (DITEN – Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Unit)

Education: Founded in Genova in 1871 as Regia Scuola Superiore Navale (Royal Naval High School), then part of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Genoa since its establishment in 1935, nowadays DITEN Polo Navale is part of the Polytechnic School of the University of Genova and carries on the tradition of education in the field of naval architecture and marine engineering, graduating more than 50% of the Italian naval architects and of the technical Officers of the Italian Navy. As a member since foundation of WEGEMT, a network of about 30 European Universities operating in the field of Naval Architecture, DITEN Polo Navale organised, among the others, graduate and post-graduate schools attended by students from U.E. and outside. It has cooperation agreements with several universities worldwide, of course under the Erasmus Programme in EU.

Scientific activities: The academic staff of DITEN Polo Navale is active in the fields of:

Hydrodynamics (prediction of ship motions and resistance, numerical and experimental analysis of propellers, numerical modelling of hull shapes, ship and offshore structures stability).

Ship structures (design methods for ship and offshore structures, marine composites, reliability methods, fatigue analysis of ship structural components, noise and vibrations, FSI).

Ship propulsion plants (evaluation of environmental impact of marine transport, dynamic simulation of power plants, diesel electric propulsion, low pollution prime movers).

Research links: In addition to projects funded by the Italian Government and/or by Italian companies, DITEN Polo Navale participated as contractor or sub-contractor in various programmes in co-operation with European and worldwide Industries, Research Centres and Classification Societies.

Available facilities:

Hydrodynamic Lab (IDRO): towing tank and cavitation tunnel for propeller tests.

Marine Structures Testing Lab (MaSTeL): equipment for static, fatigue and dynamic tests on large or full-scale specimens, ship motions and sea trials in general, vibration and structure-borne noise, structural monitoring, development of equipment and specification for unconventional testing.

Drives and Experimental Automation for Marine Systems (DrEAMS) Lab: mechatronics, modeling and simulation of fluid power systems, diagnostics, monitoring and preventive maintenance, testing of non-conventional fluidic units, analysis of vibro-acoustic phenomena associated with drives and vacuum technology.

Contact us:

Prof. Cesare Mario Rizzo cessare.rizzo@unige.it

Prof. Marco Gaiotti marco.gaiotti@unige.it

Prof. Tatiana Pais tatiana.pais@unige.it

Prof. Gianmarco Vergassola gianmarco.vergassola@unige.it