Ocean engineering

Part of the Wikiversity Department of Ocean engineering and naval architecture



Content summary
Herein we first explore the oceans from an oceanographic perspective, focusing on the physical characteristics and the natural processes. Further, we examine the physics of the oceans and the atmosphere, with the intent to predict the behavior of ocean systems. Finally we apply these studies to the engineering of devices within the ocean environment.

Goals
To further knowledge of the ocean as an engineering environment and to enable the practitioner to effectively design within the parameters of such.

Texts

 * Introduction to Oceanography; Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection
 * Marine Hydrodynamics; Wikibooks, the open-content textbooks collection

Ocean Engineering Lessons

 * Physical properties of the oceans
 * 1) Temperature
 * 2) Density
 * 3) Salinity
 * 4) Chemistry
 * Ocean wave mechanics
 * 1) Periodicity
 * 2) Wave force
 * 3) Ocean currents
 * 4) Tides
 * 5) Vortices and other phenomena
 * Ocean engineering design
 * 1) Models & Scaling
 * 2) Resistance
 * 3) Propulsion
 * 4) Corrosion
 * 5) Galvanic Protection
 * 6) Arctic Engineering

Activities:

 * Physical Properties of the Oceans

Readings:

 * Physical Properties of the Oceans
 * 1) Peruse the appropriate sections of Introduction to Oceanography

Study guide:

 * Physical Properties of the Oceans
 * 1) Wikipedia article:Temperature
 * 2) Wikipedia article:Density
 * 3) Wikipedia article:Salinity
 * 4) Wikipedia article:Chemistry
 * 5) Wikipedia article:Marine geology
 * 6) Wikipedia article:Oceanography
 * 7) Wikipedia article:Chemical oceanography
 * 8) Wikipedia article:Physical oceanography

Resources

 * Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
 * The Ocean Project

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