National Research Council (NRC) Ocean, Coastal, and River Engineering (OCRE)

he National Research Council (NRC) provides Canadian businesses access to unique research infrastructure and expert support to optimize its use. The Ocean, Coastal, and River Engineering Centre at NRC includes state-of-the-art facilities such as Frazil ice research facility, Cavitation tunnel research facility, Ice tank-90m research facility, Offshore engineering basin research facility, and Refrigerated material test laboratory (cold test labs). Recently, the NRC collaborated with Virtual Marine to develop Digital Twins technologies for marine and arctic work sectors, aiming to enhance boat operators' performance in terms of speed, safety, and environmental impact. This joint effort involves advanced simulation environments, artificial intelligence algorithms, and vessel modeling in harsh environments, while also supporting research objectives of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, including graduate student research.

The National Research Council (NRC) offers Canadian businesses access to unique research infrastructure as well as the experts to optimize its use.

Ocean, Coastal, and River Engineering Centre contains:
Frazil ice research facility; Cavitation tunnel research facility; Ice tank-90m research facility; Offshore engineering basin research facility; Refrigerated material test laboratory (cold test labs) reserach facility

Collaboration between NRC and an innovative Canadian company: In Spring 2023, Virtual Marine announced the development of Digital Twins technologies, focusing on applications for the marine and arctic work sectors at the Digital Twin Development Centre (DTDC), which was built in partnershi[ with NRC's OCRE (to develop technology to help boat operators do their jobs faster, more safely, and in an environmentally-friendly way, as well as bring these Canadian-built technologies to the rest of the world). Virtual Marine’s role is to provide access to a simulation environment for the development and testing of digital twin models, artificial intelligence algorithms, and numerical models of vessels operating in harsh environments. The NRC’s expertise will improve the fidelity of marine and machine learning models, with specialized knowledge in ice, vessel modeling, and decision support systems. This work on Digital Twin technologies will also support research objectives of the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, including graduate student research.

Frazil: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/nrc-facilities/frazil-ice-research-facility

Cavitation: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/nrc-facilities/cavitation-tunnel-research-facility

Ice Tank: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/nrc-facilities/ice-tank-90-m-research-facility

Offshore: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/nrc-facilities/offshore-engineering-basin-research-facility

Refrigerated: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/nrc-facilities/refrigerated-material-test-laboratory-cold-test-labs-research-facility

Please check at: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/research-collaboration/research-centres/ocean-coastal-river-engineering-research-centre

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