Xavier Wadbled

MSc, Ecole Centrale de Nantes

28 Old Drummond house
Inverness,
IV2 4NX

email: wadbled@tensiontech.com

PROFILE

Generalist Engineer with specialisation in hydrodynamics.

Currently project engineer on mooring analysis and design for renewable energy devices for TTI Ltd

EXPERIENCE

Tension Technology International - April 2016 – Present

Project engineer (Hydrodynamic and mooring Engineer) November 2016-present:

Key Projects:

Mooring design of 6th scale prototype and full scale floating offshore wind turbine to be installed in Gran Canaria

Orcaflex modelling of semi-submersible, wave energy devices and umbilicals

Involved in the testing of new method to model Nylon stiffness in Orcaflex.

 

Engineer Intern April 2016-September 2016:

Modelling of offshore floating wind turbine with Orcaflex, correlation with tank testing, preliminary mooring assessment

 

MARIN Wageningen, Netherlands September 2014 to July 2015

Engineer Intern

Verification and validation of roll damping simulation by ReFRESCO:

CFD calculation under ReFRESCO

Post process analysis using Matlab and Tecplot 360

Reporting using Latex

 

EDUCATION

2013 – 2017                  Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes

Master of Engineering Specialised in Marine engineering

2nd year Project: Study of the slamming phase during object lowering under Orcaflex

Final year Project: Design of the heavyweight boat for participation in Hydrocontest challenge, team leader for the design.

 

KEY SKILLS

Engineering tools:  Orcaflex,   Matlab/Simulink,  Python, Tecplot 360, Latex, CFD, Hydrostar, Rhinoceros, HEXPRESS

Microsoft Windows, Office