Changwon National University Ship and Ocean Engineering Track Test Tank Approved for Membership in the International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC)
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Changwon National University announced on the 9th that the towing tank of the Department of Industrial Systems and Convergence Engineering for Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering has been officially approved as a member of the International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC), the world's most prestigious international towing tank organization.
This comes 11 years after joining the Korean Towing Tank Committee (KTTC) under the Korean Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers in 2009.
The ITTC is an international academic conference organization established in 1932 by representatives of towing tanks from various countries to exchange information on model tests and theoretical research of ships and offshore structures, suggest research directions, and develop standard procedures for various towing tank model tests. The conference is held every three years, and Korea has participated since the 15th conference in 1978.
Currently, domestic ITTC member institutions include five universities including Changwon National University, the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering, and four companies such as Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, and Samsung Heavy Industries.
The towing tank of the Department of Industrial Systems and Convergence Engineering for Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering at Changwon National University is the only multipurpose educational and research towing tank in Gyeongnam equipped with 2D and 3D wave tanks and a circulation tank, capable of conducting resistance tests, seakeeping tests, and maneuvering tests for ships and offshore structures.
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Professor Yoon Hyun-kyu, director of the Advanced Towing Tank Testing Center at Changwon National University, stated, “By registering the Changwon National University towing tank, an ITTC member institution, with the LINC+ Project Group's Shared Equipment Utilization Center, we expect to maximize joint use by local related companies and educational research institutions, thereby contributing to the development of shipbuilding and ocean engineering technology in the region.”
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