Sander M. Calisal, P.Eng.

Professor Emeritus


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(604) 822-3770 ; (250) 807-8724
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email: sander.calisal@gmail.com

Research Interests

  • Ship Hydrodynamics
  • Application of Computer Technology to Ship Design and Experimental Naval Architecture

Current Research Work

  • Ship Hydrodynamics
    • With a small group of researchers at the UBC Mechanical Engineering naval architecture laboratory and in cooperation with BCRI towing tank, we are studying the safety of small craft and ferries. This is of some concern to us as BC Ferries play’s a vital role in connecting the Vancouver Island to the mainland. The numerical and experimental work is expected to give a better understanding of water accumulation on the large decks of RO/RO ferries and establish safe ferry design requirements.
  • Nonlinear Slender Body Code
    • In cooperation with a local naval architecture design office we are planning to apply the nonlinear slender body code to standard ships. We are also expanding the application of the nonlinear slender body with vortex generation to large motions. This procedure is numerically more efficient than the three dimensional codes for time domain calculations.
  • Ship Design
    • We are using Expert Systems and MATLAB for the preliminary design of small craft. The main objective is to include a crew or passenger safety mode in the design cycle of the preliminary design. This study includes possible use of multi hulls such as SWATH for fishing vessel design.
  • Experimental Studies
    • We developed a new procedure called panabolization of water lines to decrease ship resistance while increasing the displacement.
    • We are developing an optical system to measure the six degrees of motion of a self propelled ship model in a towing tank. This work is intended to simplify the model preparation for large motion studies including ship capsizing. A closed loop control procedure is then expected to control the speed and direction of the models for safe operation, permitting the evaluation of various strategies for safe operation at sea. In addition, a laser based wave surface measurement device for towing tanks is under development.
    • SUBC UBC entry to human powered submarine.

Selected Publications

  • Calisal S.M., Goren, O., and Danisman, D.B., “Resistance Reduction by Increased Beam for Cargo Ships”, Accepted for Publication J Ship Research, February, 2001.
  • Majumder, M., Akinturk, A., and Calisal, S.M., “Optimized Design of Small Craft”, Submitted to Journal of Marin Technology, March, 2001.
  • Calisal, S.M., and Kinturk, A., “Application of Motion Algorithms for Safe Fishing Vessel Designs”, Journal of International Shipbuilding Progress, Vol. 46(447), pp. 319-341, 1999.
  • Akinturk, A., Calisal, S.M., and Atlar, A., “Preliminary Design of Fishing Vessels with Sea Keeping Considerations Included in a Knowledge Based Design System”, Oceanics Engineering Interational, Vol. 2(1), 1998.
  • Atadan, A.S., Calisal, S.M., Modi, V.J., and Guo, Y., “Analytical and Numerical Analysis of the Dynamics of a Marine Riser Connected to a Floating Platform”, Journal of Ocean Engineering, Vol. 24(2), pp. 111-131, 1997.
  • Wong, H.L., and Calisal, S.M., “Numerical Algorithms for Slender Bodies with Vortex Shedding and Density Stratification”, Journal Ship Research, Vol. 40(1), March, 1996.
  • Kose, E., Gosine, R.G., Dunwoody, A., Calisal, S.M., “An Expert System for Monitoring the Dynamics Stability of Small Craft”, IEEE Journal of Ocean Engineering, pp. 13-23, January, 1995.
  • Calisal, S.M., Akinturk, A., and Rudman, M.J., “Modeling Water Discharge from an Opening in Ships”, The 4th International Conference on Hydrodynamics, Yokohama, Japan, September 7-9, 2000.
  • Ostafichuk, P.M., Dominguez, R.R., Calisal, S.M., Cherchas, D.B., “Effect of Yaw on Bowplane Performance”, Proceedings of 18th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, St. John’s, Newfoundland, June 3-7, 2001.
  • Calisal, S.M., Rudman, M.J., and Akinturk, A., “Water Discharge from an Opening in Ships – II”, 5th Canadian Marine Hydromechanics and Structures Conference, St. John’s, Newfoundland, July 8-9, 2001.
  • Calisal, S.M., and Akinturk, A., “Towards Improving Crew Performance on Board”, Marind 1998, Second International Conference on Marine Industry, Varna, Bulgaria, September 28 – October 2, 1998.
  • Calisal, S.M., Akinturk, A., “Sea Keeping of Verical Cylinders for Aquaculture”, Offshore Technologies for Aquaculture Technion, Isreal, October, 1998.
  • Akinturk, A., Calisal, S.M., and Atlar, A., “Preliminary Design of Fishing Vessels with Sea Keeping Considerations”, Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMEA, 1998.
  • Goren, O., and Calisal, S.M., “A Hybrid Method for Second Order Wave Radiation by an Oscillating Axisymmetric Cylinder”, Euromech, Vol. 374, pp. 27-29, Poitier, France, April, 1998.
  • Calisal, S.M., and Chen, T.L., “An Evolutionary Change in a Fluid Mechanics Course”, Eleventh Canadian Conference on Engineering Education, July 5-7, Halifax, 1998.
  • Calisal, S.M., Akinturk, A., and Mikkelsen, J., “The Application of Motion Algorithms for Safe Fishing Vessel Design Symposium on Technics and Technology in Fishing Vessels”, Ancona, Italy, May 17, 1997.
  • Calisal, S.M., Akinturk, A., Roddan, G., and Stensgaard, G.N., “Occurrence of Water on Deck for Large, Open Shelter-Deck Ferries”, STAB 1997, Varna, Bulgaria, September, 1997.
  • Akinturk, A., Calisal, S.M., and Atlar, A., “Preliminary Design of Fishing Vessels with Sea Keeping Considerations Included in a Knowledge Based Design System”, 4th Canadian Marine Hydromechanics and Structures Conference, Carlton University, Ottawa, June 25-27, 1997.
  • Liggins, J., Calisal, S.M., and Gosine, R., “Machine Vision Based Tracking of Self Propelled Model Ships”, 4th Canadian Marine Hydromechanics and Structures Conference, Carlton University, Ottawa, June 25-27, 1997.
  • Akinturk, A., Atlar, M., and Calisal, S.M., “Preliminary Design of Multi-hull Fishing Vessels Using an Expert System Environment”, In th 6th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Mobile Units, Vol. 2, pp. 2.1288-2.1299, Seoul, S. Korea, September, 1995.

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