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Peter Tromans Chairman, Ocean Wave Engineering Italy

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Peter Tromans Chairman, Ocean Wave Engineering Italy Current Ocean Wave Engineering Ltd, Imperial College London Previous Shell, City University London Education Cambridge University 71 connections Send InMailMore options it.linkedin.com/pub/peter-tromans/53/25/887/ Background Summary Since 1999, I’ve been working as a consultant mainly in ocean engineering for the oil and gas industry: Some recent projects include: • the reliability analysis of various vital oil and gas platforms including wave-in-deck forces • dynamic analysis of floating structures using a spectral response surface method • long-term response analysis and derivation of metocean design criteria for fixed structures, FPSOs, TLPs, and floating gas barges • reliability based load factors for the design of jacket structures • the ‘ringing’ of gravity structures • non-linear wave crest statistics The emphasis is in new technology, research and problems that others have abandoned. Together with colleagues, I've also given courses on metocean, offshore structures, decision making. Experience Chairman Ocean Wave Engineering Ltd June 1999 – Present (14 years)Liss, Hants, UK Apart from my interests listed under background, the company has capability in numerical analysis, engineering software development, and general IT. Visiting Professor Imperial College London 2001 – Present (12 years)London, United Kingdom This in the the Fluid Mechanics Group of the Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Principal Engineer Shell 1978 – 1999 (21 years)United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States When I left Shell I was leader of the Response Based Design global team. However, my most rewarding job in Shell was as Group Leader of Hydrodynamics in Shell Research from 1987-93. Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor of Engineering Design City University London 1993 – 1998 (5 years) Skills & Expertise Top 5 Engineering ocean waves oceanographic statistics response based design hydrodynamics Peter also knows about... fluid-structure... probability extreme value analysis decision making and risk Combustion Education Cambridge University Master of Arts (MA), Engineering 1970 – 1973 Cambridge University Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Fluid Mechanics 1974 – 1977 Additional Info Interests Apart from engineering, maths and physics, and, in no particular order, old Jaguars, theatre, running, travel. I've an ambition to pass my experiences to others, perhaps by one day writing my technical memoirs. Groups Cambridge University Engineering Alumni Member Fluid mechanics researchers Join Jaguar Enthusiasts Join Ocean Wave Join Oceanography Join Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Join Turbulence Join Following Imperial College London Research