Rickard Everyd Bensow

Rickard Everyd Bensow is a Full Professor at the Department of Marine Technology, Chalmers University of Technology. His research focuses on optimizing ship hulls and propulsion systems to reduce fuel consumption, environmental impact (including noise and vibrations), production costs, and enhance lifespan through advanced computational methods. He contributes to the education of naval architects and marine engineers in the Mobility Engineering master's program, teaching courses in ship hydrodynamics, propulsion, and CFD. His work spans cavitation modeling, turbulence analysis, and marine propeller optimization, with extensive collaborations in international research projects.

• University: Chalmers University of Technology
• Department: Marine Technology
• Academic Rank: Professor

Research Interests

Rickard’s research prioritizes hydrodynamic design improvements for marine vessels. Key areas include cavitation erosion assessment, multi-scale flow analysis, and active flow control for drag reduction. He develops numerical methods (e.g., Euler-Lagrange approaches) to model complex phenomena like ship airwake bi-stability and tip vortex dynamics. Recent projects investigate ship-induced methane emissions and machine learning in propeller optimization.

Publications and Projects

With over 246 publications, his work addresses scale effects in marine propulsion, roughness applications, and noise prediction. Projects frequently involve collaborations with institutions like the 8th International Symposium on Marine Propulsors and NATO-AVT349. He also supervises BSc and MSc projects, emphasizing practical applications of CFD in marine technology.