Extraordinary Professors
Prof V Bertram
email: Volker.Bertram@dnvgl.com
Personal Information:
1960 - born in Hamburg, Germany
1983/1984 - study of naval architecture at University of Michigan
Fulbright scholarship
M.S.E. with highest distinction
1985 - Dipl.-Ing. (very good) at University of Hamburg
1990 - Dr.-Ing. of the Institut für Schiffbau (IfS), magna cum laude
Siemens award for best doctoral thesis
Kurt-Hartwig Siemers award for best doctoral thesis from University of Hamburg
1991 - associate at McKinsey&Co.
1991-1993 - R&D manager at Hamburg Ship Model Basin HSVA
1993-1999 - assistant professor (ship design) at IfS/TUHH
1994 - Dr.Ing.habil. (ship hydrodynamics) at TU Berlin
1995 - sabbatical at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries R&D Center, Nagasaki
1996 - full academic professoral rights (ship hydrodynamics) at IfS
1999 - researcher at Italian ship model basin INSEAN, Rome
1999 - visiting professor at Danish Technical University, Lyngby
2000-2002 - research group manager at HSVA
2003-2008 - ‘enseignant chercheur’ (tenured professor) at ENSTA-Bretagne,
Brest/France Since 2008 - Senior Project Manager at DNV GL (via Germanischer
Lloyd, FutureShip)
Visiting professor
World Maritime University, Malmö/Sweden - Ship Design
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima/Japan – Environmental Aspects of Ships University of Pisa,
Pisa/Italy – Design of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Further activities
Organiser of four international conference series:
• COMPIT (IT Applications in Maritime Industries),
• NuTTS (CFD for maritime structures),
• HIPER (Future Technologies for Ships and Shipping),
• HullPIC (Hull Performance monitoring)
Publications Summary
More than 350, largely on ship hydrodynamics. One book on ship design with Prof. Schneekluth
(1998), one book on ship hydrodynamics (2000, 2nd edition in 2011), covering experimental and
numerical techniques.
Publications - Volker Bertram
Books and chapter in books
Bertram, V., CFD im Schiffbau, Handbuch der Werften XXI, 1992
Söding, H., Bertram, V., Seeverhalten von Schiffen, Handbuch der Werften XXIV, 1998 Tanizawa,
K., Bertram, V., Slamming, Handbuch der Werften XXIV, 1998
Schneekluth, H., Bertram, V., Ship design for efficiency and economy, Butterworth+Heinemann,
Oxford, 1998 Bertram, V., Optimierung im Schiffsentwurf, Handbuch der Werften XXV, 2000
Bentin, M., Bertram, V., Entwurfsgrundlagen für Schlepper, Handbuch der Werften XXV, 2000
Bertram, V., Practical ship hydrodynamics, Butterworth+Heinemann, Oxford, 2000
Bertram, V., Optimization in ship design, OPTIMISTIC (Eds. Birk and Harries), Mensch+Buch
Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3- 89820-514-2
Bertram, V., Lamb, T., Hull materials and welding (Ch.20), Ship Design and Construction, SNAME,
2003
Bertram, V., Probst, J.O., Current Large Designs and Limiting Factors, Trends in Container
Shipping, Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt, 2009
Bertram, V., Submarine Hull Design, Monograph on Submarine Design & Engineering, IIT Madras, 2012
Bertram, V., Green Ships and Energy Saving, Ch.32 in Compendium of Ship Hydrodynamics, 2015
Bertram, V., Emerging Technologies for Low Crew / No Crew Ships, Ch.33 in Compendium in Ship
Hydrodynamics, 2015
Contributions to Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer
Söding, H., Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Numerische Berechnung von Absenkung und Trimm von
Schiffen in flachem Wasser, Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 1989
Bertram, V., Wellenwiderstandsberechnung für SWATH-Schiffe und Katamarane, Jahrbuch der
Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 1992
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Laudan, J., Ergänzung und Erweiterung der
Schiffbau-Versuchstechnik durch numerische Methoden der Hydrodynamik, Jahrbuch der
Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 1992
Bertram, V., Tragflügelgestützte Hybridschiffe, Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft,
Springer, 1994
Bertram, V., Yasukawa, H., Rankine source methods for seakeeping problems, Jahrbuch der
Schiffbau-technischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 1996
Bertram, V., Vergleich verschiedener 3D-Verfahren zur Berechnung des Seeverhaltens von
Schiffen, Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 1997
Bertram, V., Thiart, G., Fully 3-d seakeeping computations for real
ship geometries, Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 1998
Bertram, V., Mesbahi, E., Applications of neural nets in ship design, Jahrbuch der
Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 2000
Pereira, R., Bertram, V., Puntigliano, F., Nonlinear simulation of capsizing of undamaged ships in
seaways, Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 2001
Bertram, V., Stand der Technik CFD, Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer,
2001
Landrini, M., Bertram, V., Three-dimensional simulation of ship seakeeping in
time domain, Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 2002
Bertram, V. , El Moctar, O.M., Junalik, B., Nusser, S., Vorbereitende Studien für Feuersimulationen
im Schiffsentwurf,
Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 2004
Lugni, C., Colicchio, G., Colagrossi, A. , Faltinsen, O.M., Bertram, V., Experimental and numerical
investigation of semi-displacement monohulls and multihulls in calm water and incident waves,
Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 2007
Bertram, V., Cyberships – Technologies for low-crew/no-crew ships, Jahrbuch der
Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 2009
Brehm, A.; Bertram, V.; Zorn, T., Full-scale CFD analyses for energy saving devices in DNV GL
Maritime Advisory practice, Jahrbuch der Schiffbautechnischen Gesellschaft, Springer, 2014
Conferences
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., A new approach to non-linear waves generated by a body moving steadily at
a free surface,
IUTAM-Symp. Non-linear Water Waves, Tokyo, 1987
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., A practical method for wave resistance prediction for SWATH ships, Int.
High-Performance Vehicle Conf., Shanghai, 1988
Bertram, V., Nonlinear steady ship wave problem for a SWATH ship, 4th Int. Workshop on Water Waves
and Floating Bodies, Oystese, 1989
Söding, H., Bertram, V., Dynamic sinkage and trim of ships on shallow water, 4th Int. Workshop on
Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Oystese, 1989
Jensen, G., Bertram, V., Söding, H., Ship wave-resistance computations, 5th
Int. Conf. on Numerical Ship Hydrodynamics, Hiroshima, 1989
Bertram, V., A Rankine source approach to forward speed diffraction problems, 5th Int. Workshop
on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Manchester, März 1990
Bertram, V., Steady and unsteady wave computations for a submerged spheroid, 23rd
Israel Conf. on Mechanical Engineering, Haifa, 1990
Bertram, V., Stationary potential flow around ships, 5th IMAEM-Congress Athens, 1990
Bertram, V., A Rankine source method for the diffraction problem including forward
speed,5th IMAEM-Congress Athens, 1990
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Panel methods for ships, 7th GAMM-Seminar 'Numerical Techniques
for Boundary Element Methods', Kiel, 1991
Bertram, V., Söding, H., A panel method for ship motions, 6th Int. Workshop on Water Waves and
Floating Bodies, Woods Hole, 1991
Bertram, V., Mohr, E., A concept for a fast ship stabilized by hydrofoils, 6th Int. Maritime
and Shipping Conf. IMAS 91, Sydney, 1991
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Side wall and shallow water influence on potential flow, 7th Int.
Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Val de Reuil, 1992
Mohr, E., Bertram, V., Hydrofoils for stabilizing fast ships - A concept with future?,
Int. Symp. Hydro- and Aerodynamics in Marine Eng., HADMAR, Varna, 1991
Bertram, V., Mohr, E., Hydro-numeric HYSWAS design, Intersociety High Performance Marine
Vehicles Conf. HPMV 92, Washington, 1992
Bertram, V., A nonlinear boundary element method for the flow around ships, Pan American
Congress of Applied Mechanics PACAM III, Sao Paulo, 1993
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Power prediction based on model tests for high speed craft, 2nd
Symp. High Speed Marine Vehicles, Napoli, März 1993
Bertram, V., Computer-aided design techniques applied to a fast ferry, 2nd Symp. High Speed Marine
Vehicles, Napoli, März 1993
Bertram, V., Laudan, J., Jensen, G., Validation of inviscid flow computations, 8th Int. Workshop
for Water Waves and Floating Bodies, St.Johns, 1993
Bertram, V., Marzi, J., On the economical importance of interfacing CAD and CFD, NEVA93,
St.Petersburg, 1993
Bertram, V., Laudan, J., Practical application of computer-aided hydrodynamic ship design,
NEVA93, St.Petersburg, 1993
Bertram, V., SUS-B: A computational fluid dynamics method for SWATH ships, 2nd FAST Conf.,
Yokohama, 1993 Bertram, V., Free-surface potential flow around the Series-60 ship, 3rd Workshop
SRI, Tokyo, 1994
Bertram, V., Laudan, J., Viscous flow computations for the HSVA tanker, 3rd Workshop SRI, Tokyo,
1994
Bertram, V., Chao, K.Y., Lammers, G., Laudan, J., Experimental validation data of
free-surface flows for cargo vessels, 3rd Workshop SRI, Tokyo, 1994
Bertram, V., Shallow water effects for SWATH ships, 9th Workshop on Water Waves and Floating
Bodies, Kyushu, 1994
Bertram, V., Meyer, J., Hybrid hydrofoil technology applications, Applied Mechanics in
the Americas Vol.3, Eds. Godoy,Idelsohn,Laura,Mook, 1995
Schultz, W.W., Bertram, V., A comparison of transient and steady BEM computations for free-surface
flows, Applied Mechanics in the Americas Vol.3, Eds. Godoy,Idelsohn,Laura,Mook, 1995
Azcueta, R., Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Problems in model tests for fast ships, Applied Mechanics in
the Americas Vol.3, Eds. Godoy, Idelsohn, Laura, Mook, 1995
Thiart, G., Bertram, V., Jensen, G., A higher-order panel method for nonlinear 2-d free-surface
flows about hydrofoils,
10th Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Oxford, 1995
Bertram, V., Schmidt, J., HYSWAS Design Activities in Germany, Int. Hydrofoil Soc.
25th Anniversary Conf., Annapolis, 1995
Bertram, V., Marzi, J., Schmidt, J., Hybrid Hydrofoil Monohulls, FAST'95, Travemünde, 1995
Bertram, V., Hughes, M., A Rankine source method to capture forward-speed and 3-d effects in
seakeeping, 4th Symp. Nonlinear and Free-Surface Flows, Hiroshima, 1995
Bertram, V., Yasukawa, H., Inviscid free-surface flow computations for a Series-60 in a
channel,4th Symp. Nonlinear and Free-Surface Flows, Hiroshima, 1995
Bertram, V., On the feasibility of autonomous ship operation, CRF-96, St Petersburg, 1996
Bertram, V., Economical aspects of Jumbo Container Vessels, CRF-96, St Petersburg, 1996 Bertram,
V., Past, present and future in ship hydrodynamics, CRF-96, St Petersburg, 1996
Bertram, V., Ishikawa, S., A hybrid approach to capture free-surface and viscous effects for a
ship in a channel,21st
Symp. on Naval Hydrodynamics, Trondheim, 1996
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., CFD applications for commercial ship design, 1st South African Conf. on
Applied Mechanics, SACAM, Midrand, 1996
Iwashita, H., Bertram, V., Numerical study on the influence of the steady flow field in seakeeping,
12th Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Marseille, 1997
Isensee, J., Bertram, V., Keil, H., Energy efficiency and air pollution: A comparison
of ships and other vehicles,
FAST'97, Sydney, 1997
Bertram, V., Isensee, J., From road to river - Innovative short sea shipping concepts,
4th WEGEMT Workshop, Duisburg, 1997
Bertram, V., CAD software evaluation, ICCAS'97, Yokohama, 1997
Marzi, J., Bertram, V., Stöhrmann, H., User-friendly hydro-numeric hull design by incorporation of
expert knowledge,
ICCAS'97, Yokohama, 1997
Reich, Y., Bertram, V., Friesch, J., The development of a decision support system for
propeller design, ICCAS'97, Yokohama, 1997
Bertram, V., The influence of the steady flow in seakeeping computations, 5th Symp. Nonlinear and
Free-Surface Flows, Hiroshima, 1997
Bertram, V., Muzaferija, S., Peric, M., Thiart, G., Comparative computations for a
hydrofoil near the free surface,
SACAM'98, Capetown, 1998
Cramer, H., Bertram, V., Thiart, G., A fully 3-d Rankine method for ship seakeeping, 13th Workshop
Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Delft, 1998
Bertram, V., Marching towards the numerical towing tank, Euromech 374, Poitiers, 1998
Bertram, V., Thiart, G., A Rankine panel method for ships in oblique waves, Euromech 374,
Poitiers, 1998 Bertram, V., The unmanned ship as a vision - A state-of-the-art review, WEMT
Conf., Rotterdam, 1998
Bertram, V., Das unbesetzte Schiff und seine Realisierungsmöglichkeiten, 29th Deutscher
Seeschiffahrtstag, Rostock, 1998
Bertram, V., Numerical investigation of steady flow effects in 3-d seakeeping
computations, 22nd Symp. Naval Hydrodynamics, Washington, 1998
Bertram, V., Landrini, M., Lugni, C., An unsteady model for free surface flows around
hydrofoils, 1st Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Hamburg, 1998
Reich, Y., Bertram, V., Propeller design incorporating knowledge-based techniques, AIOMA Workshop
on Artificial Intelligence and Optimization for Marine Applications, Hamburg, 1998
Bertram, V., Isensee, J., Ship design applications of an optimization shell, AIOMA Workshop on
Artificial Intelligence and Optimization for Marine Applications, Hamburg, 1998
Hughes, M., Bertram, V., Practical predictions of wash using fully nonlinear wave
resistance codes, HIPER'99, Zevenwacht, 1999
Bertram, V., Bulgarelli, U., Wash prediction based on computer simulations, HIPER'99,
Zevenwacht, 1999 Isensee, J., Bertram, V., Environmental impact of fast ships, HIPER'99,
Zevenwacht, 1999
Landrini, M., Lugni, C., Bertram, V., Unsteady nonlinear free surface flows around an
oscillating hydrofoil, 14th
Workshop Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Port Huron, 1999
Bertram, V., Practical application of CFD in ship design, CFD'99, Ulsteinvik, 1999
Bertram, V., Hughes, M., Wash predictions based on panel codes, CFD'99, Ulsteinvik, 1999
Bertram, V., Yasukawa, H., Wave pressure computations for a VLCC in regular waves, 2nd
Numerical Towing Tank Symp., Rome, 1999
Bertram, V., Yasukawa, H., Added resistance for a fully three-dimensional ship seakeeping
method , 2nd Numerical Towing Tank Symp., Rome, 1999
Bertram, V., Muzaferija, S., Peric, M., Prediction of free-surface flows with breaking
waves, 2nd Numerical Towing Tank Symp., Rome, 1999
Bertram, V., Applications of artificial intelligence in ships, Forum Artificial Intelligence in
Ships, Washington, 2000 Bertram, V., Expert systems in ship design and ship operation, 1st
COMPIT, Potsdam, 2000
Mesbahi, E., Bertram, V., Empirical design formulae using artificial neural nets, 1st COMPIT,
Potsdam, 2000
Barcellona, M., Bertram, V., Virtual Reality for CFD postprocessing, 1st COMPIT, Potsdam, 2000
Barcellona, M., Bertram, V., Post-processing of time-dependent CFD analyses using
virtual reality modelling language, 3rd Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Tjarno, 2000
Bertram, V., CFD in ship design - Some recent advances, 3rd Numerical Towing Tank Symposium,
Tjarno, 2000
Bertram, V., Yasukawa, H., Berthome, M., Tvergaard, T., Added resistance in fully 3-d ship
seakeeping – revised, 3rd Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Tjarno, 2000
El Moctar, M., Bertram, V., RANS simulation of propeller in oblique flow, 3rd Numerical
Towing Tank Symposium, Tjarno, 2000
Larsson, L., Stern, F., Bertram, V. (Ed.), Gothenburg 2000 Workshop, Chalmers Technical
University, Gothenburg, 2000
Bertram, V., Yasukawa, H., Investigation of global and local flow details by a fully
three-dimensional seakeeping method, 23. Symp. on Naval Ship Hydrodyn., Val de Reuil, 2000
Iwashita, H., Nechita, M., Colagrossi, A., Landrini, M., Bertram, V., A critical assessment of
potential flow models for ship seakeeping, 4th Osaka Colloquium on Seakeeping Performance of
Ships, Osaka, 2000
Muzaferija, S., Peric, M., Bertram, V., El Moctar, O., Free-surface RANSE computations
for KCS, 2nd Marnet-CFD Workshop, Lyngby, 2000
El Moctar, O.M., Bertram, V., RANSE simulations for ships in manoeuvring motion, 2nd
Marnet-CFD Workshop, Lyngby, 2000
Bertram, V., Recent advances in CFD for ship flows, OCEAN'2000, Valdivia, 2000 Bertram, V.,
CFD simulations in ship design, SIM-OUEST, Nantes, 2000
Bertram, V., Pereira, R., Landrini, M., An enhanced nonlinear strip method for seakeeping
analysis,16th Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Hiroshima, 2001
El Moctar, O.M., Bertram, V., RANSE simulations for high-Fn, high-Rn free-surface flows, 4th
Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Hamburg, 2001
El Moctar, O.M., Gatchell, S., Bertram, V., RANSE simulations for aerodynamic flows around ship
superstructures, 4th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Hamburg, 2001
Bertram, V., Pereira, R., El Moctar, O.M., 3-d CFD preprocessors for a nonlinear strip method, 4th
Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Hamburg, 2001
Bertram, V., Benchmarking CFD flows - A personal interpretation of the G'2000 workshop , 4th
Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Hamburg, 2001
El Moctar, O.M., Gatchell, S., Bertram, V., Aerodynamic flow simulations around ship
superstructures, MARNET 3rd Annual Workshop, Crete, 2001
Bertram, V., Technologies for Low-Crew/No-Crew Ships, Forum Captain Computer IV, Brest, 2002
El Moctar, O.M., Bertram, V., Computation of viscous flow around fast ship
superstructures, 24th Symp. Naval Hydrodynamics, Fukuoka, 2002
Azcueta, R., Bertram, V., High-Performance Vehicles as Naval Platforms - An Overview,
3rd Int. Conf. High- Performance Marine Vehicles, Bergen, 2002
Lindenau, O., Bertram, V., El Moctar, O.M., Aerodynamic flow simulations for an SES
employing virtual reality postprocessing techniques, 3rd Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine
Vehicles, Bergen, 2002
Schmode, D., Bertram, V., Aerodynamic flow computations for a Superfast ferry, 3rd
Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles, Bergen, 2002
Fritsch, M., Bertram, V., Power prediction and hull improvement for conventional fast vessels,
3rd Int. Conf. High- Performance Marine Vehicles, Bergen, 2002
El Moctar, O.M., Bertram, V., Rudder loads for a fast ferry at unusually high rudder
angles, 3rd Int. Conf. High- Performance Marine Vehicles, Bergen, 2002
Luco, R. , Salas, M., Tarfaoui, M., Bertram, V., Finite element structural modelling of a
composite-material multihull, 3rd Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles, Bergen, 2002
Bertram, V., Schmode, D., El Moctar, O.M., Modeling appendages in RANSE simulations of
aerodynamic flows around ship superstructures,5th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Pornichet,
2002
Lindenau, O., Streckwall, H., Bertram, V., RANSE simulations for cavitating hydrofoils, 5th
Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Pornichet, 2002
Bertram, V., Caponetto, M., El Moctar, O., RANSE simulations for unsteady marine
two-phase flows, RINA CFD Conf., London, 2003
Lindenau, O., Bertram, V., The making of a VRML model for an SES with streamlines and pressure
distribution, 2nd COMPIT, Hamburg, 2003
Simpson, D., Furstenberg, L., Kalathas, E., Bertram, V., Virtual prototyping for developing
South African ports, 2nd COMPIT, Hamburg, 2003
Bertram, V., Cyber-ships – Science Fiction and reality, 2nd COMPIT, Hamburg, 2003
Junalik, B., Bertram, V., El Moctar, O., Preliminary investigations for CFD fire simulations in
ship rooms, 6th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Rom, 2003
Lugni, C., Colagrossi, A., Dousset, V., Bertram, V., Faltinsen, O., Experimental and numerical
study of sloshing in partially filled rectangular tanks, 6th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium,
Rom, 2003
Bertram, V., Towards intelligent simulation-based design, 3rd COMPIT, Siguenza, 2004, pp.5-16
Constantinescu, A., Neme, A., Bertram, V., Doutreleau, Y., Peseux, B., Finite element
simulations of dihedral and conical shell structures in slamming, FIV Conf., Paris, 2004
Bertram, V., El Moctar, O.M., Junalik, B., Nusser, S., Fire and ventilation simulations for ship
compartments, 4th Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Rome, 2004, pp.5-17
Bertram, V., Mesbahi, E., Estimating resistance and power of fast monohulls employing artificial
neural nets, 4th Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Rome, 2004, pp.18-27
Bertram, V., Seif, M.H., New developments for fast and unconventional marine vehicles, 4th Int.
Conf. High- Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Rome, 2004, pp.28-43
Constantinescu, A., Neme, A., Bertram, V., Hydro-Elastic Simulation of Simple 2-D Geometries
in Water Entry, 4th Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Rome, 2004,
pp.83-9443
El Moctar, O.M., Brehm, A., Schellin, T.E., Bertram, V., A multi-stage approach to ship slamming
load , 7th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Hamburg, 2004
Bertram, V., Fatigue of maritime structures – A wider view, Fatigue of Maritime Structures
Conf., SeaTech Week, Brest, 2004
Bertram, V., Ship vibrations – An introduction and overview, Conf. Vibrations and Noise
in Surface Transport VANTRA’04, Gdansk, 2004
Mincu, D.C., Grosjean, F., Bertram, V., Etude numérique du slamming de dièdres ou de
cônes rigides , 10th J. Hydrodynamiques, Nantes, 2005
Constantinescu, A., Bertram, V., Fuiorea, I., Neme, A., Wedge-shaped shell structure
impacting a water surface, Pressure Vessel and Pipe Conf., Denver, 2005
Bertram, V., Artificial Intelligence for low-crew ships, Oceans05 Conf., Brest, 2005 Bertram,
V., Thiart, G., Simulation-based ship design, Oceans05 Conf., Brest, 2005
Bertram, V., Yasukawa, H., Thiart, G., Evaluation of local pressures in ships using potential
flow models, Oceans05 Conf., Brest, 2005
Mincu, C., Grosjean, F., Bertram, V., Hydro-elastic water entry simulation using RANSE
and FEM, 8th Numerical Towing Tank Symp., Varna, 2005
Tarfaoui, M., Choukri, S., Neme, A., Bertram, V., Mliha-Touati, M., Imad, A., Testing and modeling
high strain rate compression response of glass/epoxy laminate composites, Int. Conf. Innovative
Materials and Technologies for Surface Transport, INMAT’2005, Conf., Gdansk, 2005
Bertram, V., Alvarez, A., Hydrodynamic aspects of AUV design, 5th COMPIT, Leiden, 2006,
pp.45-53
Bertram, V., Veelo, B., Söding, H., Graf, K., Development of a freely available strip method
for seakeeping, 5th COMPIT, Leiden, 2006, pp.356-368
Veers, J., Bertram, V., Development of the USV Multi-Mission Surface Vehicle III, 5th COMPIT,
Leiden, 2006, pp.345- 355
Bertram, V., Discussion to the Committee IV.2 (Design Methods), 16th Int. Ship and
Offshore Structures Congress Vol.3, Southampton
Bertram, V., Söding, H., Graf, K., PDSTRIP – A strip method for ship and yacht seakeeping ofa
public domain strip method, 9th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Le Croisic, 2006
Palladino, F., Bouscasse, B., Lugni, C. , Bertram, V., Validation of ship motion functions of
PDSTRIP for some standard test cases, 9th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Le Croisic, 2006
Bertram, V., Mesbahi, E., Simple design formulae for SWATH ships derived by artificial
neural nets, 5th Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Launceston, 2006,
pp.15-24
Beauchamps, B., Bertram, V., Quo vadis, navy – Trends for future high-performance naval
platforms, 5th Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Launceston, 2006,
pp.364-373
Moolman, R., Migeotte, G., Bertram, V., Empirical study on the effect of hydrofoils in a
hydrofoil-assisted trimaran, 5th Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER),
Launceston, 2006, pp.40-50
Fach, K., Bertram, V., High-performance simulations for high-performance ships, 5th Int.
Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Launceston, 2006, pp.455-465
Bertram, V., Graf, K., Söding, H., A strip method for sailing yacht seakeeping
- Fin treatment, 11th J. Hydrodynamiques, Brest, 2007
Bertram, V., Alvarez, A., Hull shape design of a snorkeling vehicle using numerical
hydrodynamics, 11th J. Hydrodynamiques, Brest, 2007
Graf, K., Pelz, M., Bertram, V., Söding, H., Added resistance in seaways and its impact on
yacht performance, 18th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symp., Annapolis, 2007
Bertram, V., Söding, H., Mesbahi, E., PDSTRIP fin and sails treatment – Physics and expert
knowledge, 6th COMPIT, Cortona, 2007, pp.5-18
El Moctar, O.M., Bertram, V., Prediction of extreme ship responses using potential flow and
RANSE codes, 9th Int. Ship Stabilibity Workshop, Hamburg, 2007
Bertram, V., Söding, H., Verification of the PDSTRIP 2-d radiation problem module, 10th
Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Hamburg, 2007
Fach, K., Bertram, V., Progress in simulation-based design, 5th Pacific 2008 Int. Maritime
Conference, Sydney, 2008
Dumez, F.X., Cheylan, C., Boiteau, S., Kammerer, C., Mogicato, E., Dupau, T., Bertram, V., A tool
for rapid ship hull modelling and mesh generation, 7th COMPIT, Liege, 2008
Bertram, V., Appropriate Tools for Flow Analyses for Fast Ships, 6th Int. Conf.
High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Naples, 2008
Gramann, H., Krapp, R., Bertram, V., Disposal and Recycling of HSC Materials, 6th Int.
Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Naples, 2008
Mohamad, G., Tarfaoui, M., Bertram, V., Optimization of the Geometrical Parameters of a Bonded
Stiffener by Finite Element Analysis, 6th Int. Conf. High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER),
Naples, 2008
Oberhagemann, J., El Moctar, O., Holtmann, M., Schellin, T., Bertram, V., Kim, D.W., Numerical
Simulation of Stern Slamming and Whipping, 11th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Aberwrach, 2008
Bertram, V., Current large designs and technical limitations, Trends in Container Shipping,
Bremen, 2008
Oberhagemann, J., El Moctar, O., Holtmann, M., Schellin, T., Bertram, V., Kim, D.W.,
Hydroelastic simulation of stern slamming and whipping, 3rd Int. Conf. Ocean Engineering,
Chennai, 2009
Bertram, V., Flow simulations for offshore structures, 3rd Int. Conf. Ocean Engineering, Chennai,
2009 Bertram, V, Fuel Saving Options for Ships, Annual Marine Propulsion Conf., London, 2009.
Grannemann, F., Bertram, V., Diseño de embarcaciones de altas prestaciones utilizando
simulaciones, 1st Int. Ship Design & Naval Engineering Congress (ISDNEC), Cartagena, 2009
Köhlmoos, A., Bertram, V., Simulation-Based Design of Super and Mega Yachts, RINA Conf. Design,
Construction & Operation of Super & Mega Yachts, Genoa, 2009
Köhlmoos, A., Bertram, V., Vibration Analysis for a Mega Yacht, RINA Conf. Design,
Construction & Operation of Super & Mega Yachts, Genoa, 2009
Hochkirch, K., Bertram, V., Slow Steaming Bulbous Bow Optimization for a Large
Containership , 8th COMPIT, Budapest, 2009
Bertram, V., Fach, K., Sames, P., Höppner, V., Engineering Options to Reduce Emissions,
10th Int. Marine Design Conf., Trondheim, 2009
Fach, K., Bertram, V., Advanced simulations as design decision support, 10th Int. Marine
Design Conf., Trondheim, 2009
Schmode, D., Bertram, V., Tenzer, M., Simulating ship motions and loads using OpenFOAM , 13th
Numerical Towing Tank Symp., Cortona, 2009
Zorn, T., Schmode, D., Bertram, V., El Moctar, O., Selected Hydrodynamic Problems at Appendages
solved by CFD, 10th Int Conf Fast Sea Transportation (FAST), Athens, 2009
Salas, M., Del Rio, C., Hesse, M., Bertram, V., Castro, B., Introduccion del programa
POSEIDON en el diseno y calculo de estructuras navales, XXI Copinaval, Montevideo, 2009
Bertram, V., Teaching engineering in the 21st century, XXI Copinaval, Montevideo, 2009 Bertram,
V., Simulation-based design for maritime structures, XXI Copinaval, Montevideo, 2009 Hochkirch,
K., Bertram, V., Options for Fuel Saving for Ships, Mare Forum, Houston, 2010
Hochkirch, K., Bertram, V., Fluid dynamics options for reducing CO2 emissions, 7th Green
Ship Technology Conf.,
Copenhagen, 2010
Zhang, L., Bertram, V., Fach, K., Engineering Options to Save Fuel in Fast Ferries and RoPax
Vessels, RINA 10th Conf. on High Performance Marine Vehicles, Shanghai, 2010
Bertram, V., Couser, P., Aspects in selecting the right CAD and CFD software, 9th COMPIT, Gubbio,
2010
Bertram, V., Fach, K., Grünitz, L., Engineering options to reduce fuel bills in design
and operation, Martech, Singapore, 2010
Bertram, V., Grünitz, L., Simulation-based design of navy ships, Defence Technology Asia,
Singapore, 2010
Hochkirch, K., Bertram, V., Engineering Options for More Fuel Efficient Ships, Green Tech 2010,
Montreal, 2010
Povel, D., Bertram, V., Fire and Evacuation Simulation in Alternative Ship Design, 11th Int. Symp.
On Fire Protection, Leipzig, 2010
Povel, D., Bertram, V., Steck, M., Collision risk analyses for offshore wind energy
installations, 20th Int. Symp. Offshore and Polar Eng. (ISOPE), Beijing, 2010
Bertram, V., Höppner, V., Fach, K., Intelligent engineering options for highly fuel-efficient
fishing vessels, 1st Symp. Fishing Vessel Energy Efficiency, Vigo, 2010
Fach, K., Bertram, V., Simulation-Based Design for Efficiency, Safety and Comfort, Advanced
Maritime Engineering Conf., Singapore, 2010
Bertram, V., Höppner, V., Expert Engineers and Advanced IT Applications as Key to Fuel Savings,
Greek Shipping Summit, Athen, 2010
Zorn, T., Heimann, J., Bertram, V., CFD Analysis of a Duct’s Effectiveness for Model Scale and
Full Scale, NuTTS, Duisburg, 2010
Bertram, V., Hoffmeister, H., Müller, S., Moltschaniwskyj, A., Technological Challenges
for Construction and Classification “Tûranor PlanetSolar”, 6th Conf. High-Performance Marine
Vehicles (HIPER), Melbourne, 2010
Bertram, V., Vordokas, H., Reducing fuel consumption in moderately fast displacement
ships, 6th Conf. High- Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Melbourne, 2010
Bertram, V., Höppner, V., Fit for the Future - How to Meet Emission Standards and Fuel Crunch,
Lloyd’s List 20th Int. Ship Management Conf., Limassol, Cyprus, 2010
Nikolakis, D., Kornev, K., Schmode, D., Bertram, V., Combining CFD and
Autonomic Control to Simulate Autonomous Surface Vessel Operation, 13th Numerical Towing Tank
Symposium (NuTTS), Duisburg, 2010
Zhang, L., Bertram, V., Optimizing future ships for energy efficiency, Marintec, Dalian, 2010
Fach, K., Bertram, V., Simulation-Based Design for Efficiency, Safety and Comfort, 3rd Annual
Middle East ShipTech. Conf., Dubai, 2010
Bertram, V., Fuel Saving Options in Design and Operation, Int. Maritime Symposium, Istanbul,
2010
Zips, J., Rohde, F., Bertram, V., Simulation-Based Design and Operation of Ships, International
Maritime Technology Conference (INMARCO), Mumbai, 2010
Brehm, A., Bertram, V., El Moctar, O., Loads acting on a semi-spade rudder, 2nd Int. Symp. on
Marine Propulsors (SMP), Hamburg, 2011
Peric, M., Bertram, V., Trends in industry applications of CFD for maritime flows, 10th COMPIT,
Berlin, 2011
Bertram, V., Fuel efficiency options – Gold mines and mine fields, 33rd Motorship Propulsion &
Emission Conf., Copenhagen, 2011
Bertram, V., Gualeni, P., An overview of seakeeping tools for maritime applications, 14th IMAM
Conf., Genoa, 2011
Brehm, A., Bertram, V., El Moctar, O., CFD guided improvement of a cavitation-prone rudder,
14th NuTTS, Poole, 2011
Kaufmann, J., Bertram, V., Comparison of multi-reference frame and sliding-interface
propeller models for RANSE computations of ship-propeller interaction, 14th NuTTS, Poole, 2011
Bertram, V., Technical options for cleaner and more efficient shipping , 13th Marine Industries
Conf., Kish Island, 2011
Bertram, V., Advanced engineering simulations in the offshore industry , 13th Marine
Industries Conf., Kish Island, 2011
Bertram, V., Technical and operational options for safer tankers, 13th Marine Industries Conf.,
Kish Island, 2011
Köhlmoos, A., Bertram, V., Hoffmeister, H., Hansen, H., Moltschaniwskyj, A., Design by best
engineering principles for the solar catamaran Tûranor Planetsolar, 4th High Performance Yacht
Design Conf., Auckland, 2012
Hochkirch, K., Bertram, V., Hull Optimization for Fuel Efficiency – Past, Present and Future,
11th COMPIT, Liege, 2012, pp.39-49
Bertram, V., Peric, M., Trends in CFD Applications for High-Performance Marine Vehicles, 8th
Int. Conf. on High- Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Mülheim, 2012
Kaufmann, J., El Moctar, O., Bertram, V., Design Improvement for a Fast Rigid-Inflatable Boat
using CFD, 8th Int. Conf. on High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Mülheim, 2012
Köhlmoos, A., Bertram, V., Advanced Simulations for High-Performance Megayachts, 8th
Int. Conf. on High- Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Mülheim, 2012
Bertram, V., Ahilan, R.V., CFD simulations for offshore industry applications, 15th NuTTS,
Cortona, 2012 Bertram, V., Peric, M., Advanced Simulations for Offshore Industry Applications,
12th COMPIT, Cortona, 2013
Hochkirch, K., Heimann, J., Bertram, V., Hull Optimization for Operational Profile – The Next
Game Level, 5th Int. Conf. Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE), Hamburg, 2013
Hochkirch, K., Bertram, V., Schreiber, J., OSV Hull Design – Past, Present and Future,
Tugnology Conf., London, 2013
Bertram, V., Trim Optimization Meets Hull Performance, Lloyds List Seminar “Hull Management
and Performance”, London, 2013
Bertram, V., Raj, P., Addressing shipbuilding challenges using simulation based design and
analytical methods for production scheduling, Shipbuilding Challenges Faced by India & the Role of
NIRDESH, Calicut, 2013
Hochkirch, K., Bertram, V., Mallol, B., Reflections on the Importance of Full-Scale Computations
for Ship Flows, 16th Numerical Towing Tank Symp., Mülheim, 2013
Köhlmoos, A., Bertram, V., Advanced Simulations for an Advanced Sailing Trimaran, Conf. Design,
Construction & Operation of Super and Mega Yachts, Genoa, 2013
Bertram, V., Lampropoulos, V., A hull performance monitoring model for energy efficient
operation , 6th European Conf. Production technologies in Shipbuilding (ECPTS), Hamburg, 2014
Bertram, V., Couser, P., Computational methods for seakeeping and added resistance in waves, 13th
Conf. Computer and IT Applications in Maritime Industries (COMPIT), Redworth, pp.7-16, 2014
Zeitz, B., Harries, S., Matthiesen, A., Flehmke, A., Bertram, V., Structural optimization of
midship sections for container vessels coupling POSEIDON with CAESES/FRIENDSHIP-Framework, 13th
Conf. Computer and IT Applications in Maritime Industries (COMPIT), Redworth, pp.60-71, 2014
Bertram, V., Promises, promises – Critical assessment of measures to improve energy
efficiency in containerships, RINA Conf. Design & Operation of Container Ships, London, 2014
Ciortan, C., Bertram, V., RANSE simulations for the effect of welds on ship resistance, 17th
Numerical Towing Tank Symp., Marstrand, 2014
Bertram, V., An approach to identify the fuel penalty due to fouling based on onboard data
monitoring, 2nd Int. Symp. on Naval Architecture and Maritime (INTNAM), Istanbul, 2014
Bertram, V., The role of simulations in the offshore industry, 2nd Int. Symp. on Naval
Architecture and Maritime (INTNAM), Istanbul, 2014
Bertram, V., Antifouling – High-tech strategies for an ancient problem, 9th Int. Conf. on
High-Performance Marine Vessels (HIPER), Athens, 2014
Bertram, V., Kakalis, N., Simulation-based design and optimization for navy vessels and megayachts,
9th Int. Conf. on High-Performance Marine Vessels (HIPER), Athens, December, 2014
Shigunov, V., Bertram, V., Prediction of added power in seaway by numerical simulation, 9th
Int. Conf. on High- Performance Marine Vessels (Hiper), Athens, 2014
Bertram, V., Advanced CFD analyses for offshore wind power installations, IEEE Oceans Conf.,
Genova, 2015
Krapp, A., Bertram, V., Hull Performance Monitoring – Combining Big Data and Simulation, 14th
Conf. Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT), Ulrichshusen, pp.57-63,
2015
Bertram, V., Hochkirch, K., Optimization for ship hulls - Design, refit and operation, 6th Int.
Conf. on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE), Rome, 2015
Bertram, V., Zorn, T., Rognebakke, O., Advanced simulations = Better results. Really?,
34th Int. Conf. on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE), St. John’s, 2015
Henrichs, J., Heimann, J., Hochkirch, K., Bertram, V., Kowalewski, U., Design Optimization for
Operational Profile – What can be Achieved For Bulky Hulls?, Conf. Energy Efficient Ship,
Rotterdam, 2015
Bertram, V., Optimization for Fuel Efficiency in Design & Operation, WETNAOE Symp., Hiroshima,
2015
Bertram, V., The Role of Simulation in Design and Operation of Engine Rooms , Int. Conf. Engine
Room Simulations, Istanbul, pp-137-141, 2015
Höppner, V., Bertram, V., A state-of-the-art approach to ship and fleet performance management,
Int. Maritime Conf., Sydney, 2015
Bertram, V., Autonomous ship technology – Smart for sure, unmanned maybe, RINA Conf. Smart Ships,
London, pp.5- 12, 2016
Bertram, V., The Future (of Shipping) is Connected and Smart , RINA Conf. Smart Ships, London,
pp.13-16, 2016
Kara, M.C., Kaufmann, J., Bertram, V., Gordon, R.B., Sharma, P., Best practices for CFD analysis of
VIM and VIV for offshore structures, 21st Offshore Symp., Houston, 2016
Bertram, V., Added power in waves – Time to stop lying (to ourselves), 1st Hull
Performance & Insight Conf. (HullPIC), Pavone, pp.5-13, 2016
Bertram, V., Herradon, E., Predicting Added Resistance in Wind and Waves Employing Artificial
Neural Nets, 1st Hull Performance & Insight Conf. (HullPIC), Pavone, pp.14-22, 2016
Krapp, A., Bertram, V., Hull Performance Analysis – Aspects of Speed-Power Reference Curves, 1st
Hull Performance
& Insight Conf. (HullPIC), Pavone, pp.41-48, 2016
Mallol, B., Del Toro Lollens, A., Bertram, V., Trends in CFD Illustrated Exemplarily for
Competitive Sailing Yachts,
15th Conf. Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT), Lecce, pp.33-41,
2016
Bertram, V.; Zorn, T.; Rognebakke, O., Advanced Simulations = Better Results. Really?, 19th
Numerical Towing Tank Symp., Oleron, 2016
Bertram, V., Unmanned & Autonomous Shipping – A Technology Review, 10th HIPER Conf., Cortona,
pp.10-24, 2016 Bertram, V.; Sayers, A., Combine and Conquer – Ships and Shipping of Tomorrow, 10th
HIPER Conf., Cortona, 2016 Bertram, V., Advanced Simulations = Better Results. Really? WETNAOE,
Hiroshima, 2016
Bertram, V., Some Heretic Thoughts on ISO 19030, 2nd Hull Performance & Insight Conf.,
Ulrichshusen, pp.4-11, 2017
Bertram, V., Plowman, T., Maritime Training in the 21st Century, 16th Computer Applications and
IT in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT), Cardiff, pp.8-17, 2017
Bertram, V., Future of Shipbuilding and Shipping - A Technology Vision, 16th Computer
Applications and IT in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT), Cardiff, pp.18-31, 2017
Bertram, V., Hochkirch, K., CFD Based Design and Optimization of Submarine
Platforms, Undersea Defence Technology Conf., Bremen, 2017
Bertram, V.; Krebber, B.; Hochkirch, K.; Frers, G.; Flynn, M., Advanced Simulation-Based
Design for Advanced Power Trimaran, High Speed Marine Vehicles Conf., Naples, 2017
Bertram, V.; Yebra, D.M., Past, Present and Prospects of Maritime Antifouling , 11th Symp.
High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Zevenwacht, pp.32-43, 2017
Bertram, V., Ship Design Technologies: A CAVE-man’s View, 11th Symp.
High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Zevenwacht, pp.6-19, 2017
Bertram, V., Simulation of Ships in Sea-Ice: A Survey, 11th Symp. High-Performance
Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Zevenwacht, pp.20-31, 2017
Journals with peer review
Bertram, V., Numerische Widerstandsprognose für ein SWATH-Schiff, Schiffstechnik 35, 1988
Bertram, V., Fulfilling open-boundary and radiation condition in free-surface problems using
Rankine sources, Ship Technology Research 37, 1990
Bertram, V., Ship motions by a Rankine source method, Ship Technology Research 37, 1990
Bertram, V., Schultz, W., Cao, Y., Beck, R.F., Nonlinear computations for wave drag, lift and
moment of a submerged spheroid, Ship Technology Research 38, 1991
Bertram, V., Laudan, J., Computation of viscous and inviscid flow around ship hulls, Ship
Technology Research 40, 1993
Bertram, V., Grollius, W., Shallow water effects for SWATH ships, Ship Technology Research 41,
1994
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Recent applications of computational fluid dynamics, Ship Technology
Research 41, 1994
Kohnagel, J., Bertram, V., Conceptual Design of a RoRo Catamaran for Short Sea
Shipping, Ship Technology Research 42, 1995
Bertram, V., Jumbo container vessels or container pipeline - A discussion of trends in
container vessels, Techno- Marine, 1996
Bertram, V., Thiart, G., A Kutta condition for ship seakeeping computations with a
Rankine panel method, Ship Technology Research 45, 1998
Bertram, V., Thiart, G., Fully three-dimensional ship seakeeping computations with a
surge-corrected Rankine panel method, J. Marine Science and Technology, 1998
Bertram, V., Estimating main dimensions and coefficients in preliminary ship design, Ship
Technology Research 45, 1998
Bertram, V., Isensee, J., Gudenschwager, H., Application of optimization shells to design problems,
Ship Technology Research 45, 1998
Thiart, G., Bertram, V., Staggered-grid panel method for hydrofoils with fully nonlinear
free-surface effect, Int. Shipbuilding Progress 45, 1998
Landrini, M., Lugni, C., Bertram, V., Numerical simulation of the unsteady flow past a
hydrofoil, Ship Technology Research 46/1, 1999
Lindenau, O., Bertram, V., RANSE simulation of cavitating flow at a foil , Ship Technology
Research 50, 2003
Larsson, L., Stern, F., Bertram, V., Benchmarking of CFD for ship flows – The Gothenburg 2000
workshop, J. Ship Research 47/1, 2003, pp.63ff
Bertram, V., Strategic controlling ofproductivity and other competitiveness parameters, J. Eng.
Maritime Environment 217/M2, pp.61-70, 2003
Isensee, J., Bertram, V., Quantifying external costs of emissions due to ship operation , J. Eng.
Maritime Environment 218, 2004
Bertram, V., Consideration of design for production principles in ship hull design , J. Marine
Engineering 1, IANAME, 2004, pp.1-14
Bertram, V. , Mesbahi, E., Simple design formulae for fast monohulls, Ship Technology Research
51, 2004, pp.146-148
Seif, M.S., Mousaviraad, S.M., Saddathosseini, S.H., Bertram, V., Numerical modeling of 2-d
water impact in one degree of freedom, Sintesis Tecnologica 2/2, 2005, pp.79-84
Moolman, R., Migeotte, G., Harms, T.H., Bertram, V., Comparative evaluation of a
hydrofoil-assisted trimaran, SA Mechanical Engineer R&D Journal 22/2, pp.3-10, 2006
Bertram, V., Mesbahi, E., SWATH ship design formulae based on artificial neural nets, Journal
of Ship Technology 3/1, 2007, pp.1-9
Beauchamps, B., Bertram, V., Trends for future high-performance naval platforms, Australian
Journal of Mechanical Engineering 4/2, 2007, pp.93-100
Fach, K., Bertram, V., High-performance simulations for high-performance ships, Ships and
Offshore Structures 2/2, 2007, pp.105-113
Constantinecu, A., Fuiorea, I., Neme, A., Bertram, V., Salas, M. (2008), Hydro-elastic numeric
analyses of a wedge- shaped shell structure impacting a water surface, Latin American Applied
Research 38, pp.35-43
Medina, R., Salas, M., Bertram, V., Analisis estatico y dinamico de estructuras navales mediante
el metodo de elementos finitos, Sintesis Tecnologica 2007
Tarfaoui, M., Choukri, S., Neme, A., Bertram, V., Mliha-Touati, M., Imad, A., Numerical and
experimental investigation of high strain rate compression response of glass/epoxy laminate
composites , J. Eng. Maritime Environment 219, 2007
Moolman, R., Migeotte, G., Bertram, V., Empirical study on the effect of hydrofoils in a
hydrofoil-assisted trimaran,
SAOS, 2007
Constantinescu, A., Fuiorea, I., Neme, A., Bertram, V., Salas, M., Hydro-elastic numeric analyses
of a wedge-shaped structure impacting a water surface, Latin American Applied Research 38,
pp.35-43, 2008
Alvarez, A., Bertram, V., Gualdesi, L., Hull hydrodynamic optimization ofautonomous underwater
vehicles operating at snorkelling depth, Ocean Engineering, 2008, doi:10.1016/
j.oceaneng.2008.08.006
Söding, H., Bertram, V., A 3-d Rankine source seakeeping method, Ship Technology Research 56,
2009 Bertram, V., Flow simulations for offshore structures, Ship Technology Research 57, 2010
Mohamad, G., Tarfaoui, M., Bertram, V., FEA of dynamic behavior of Top hat bonded stiffened
composite panel, Key Engineering Materials 446, pp.137-145, 2010
Oberhagemann, J., El Moctar, O., Holtmann, M., Schellin, T., Bertram, V., Kim, D.W.,
Hydroelastic simulation of stern slamming and whipping, Int. J. Ocean and Climate Systems 1/3,
pp. 179-188, 2010
Fach, K., Bertram, V., Simulation-Based Design for Efficiency, Safety and Comfort,
Marine Systems & Ocean Technology 5/2, pp.61-66, 2010
Salas, M., Bertram, V., Höppner, V., Fach, K., Ingeniería Avanzada para Economía de Combustible
en Pesqueros,
Revista Tecnologica ESPOL-RTE 23/3, pp.55-60, 2010
Peric, M., Bertram, V., Trends in Industry Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics for
Maritime Flows, J. Ship Production and Design 27/4, pp.194-201, 2011
Bertram, V., A survey on knowledge-based systems for ship design and ship operation, Int. J.
Intelligent Engineering Informatics 2/1, pp.71-90, 2013
Bertram, V., Tasdemir, A., A critical assessment of measures to improve energy efficiency in
containerships , Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering 207/1, pp.36-48, 2017
Journals without peer review
Bertram, V., Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Berechnung nichtviskoser Schiffsumströmungen, Hansa
128/1, 1991 Bertram, V., Tragflügel zur Stabilisierung schneller Schiffe, Hansa 128/2, 1991
Bertram, V., Wege zu einem besseren Forschungsmanagement im Schiffbau, Hansa 128/9, 1991
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Laudan, J., Computer-Einsatz für bessere Schiffsformen, Schiff+Hafen
44/6, 1992 Bertram, V., Schneller Seetransport wirtschaftlich?, Hansa 129/6, 1992
Bertram, V., Hydro-Numerische Formoptimierung für ein schnelles, unkonventionelles Schiff, Hansa
129/8, 1992 Bertram, V., MacGregor, J., Entwurf der Hauptabmessungen von SWATH-Schiffen, Hansa
129/9, 1992
Bertram, V., MacGregor, J., Leistungsprognose für SWATH-Schiffe, Schiff+Hafen 44/10, 1992
Bertram, V., Erfolgreiches Konversions-Management, Hansa 129/10, 1992
Marzi, J., Bertram, V., Laudan, J., CFD für ein BV 1600 Containerschiff, Hansa 129/12, 1992
Bertram, V., Marzi, J., Ökonomische Aspekte des Einsatzes von CFD beim Schiffsentwurf, Hansa
130/3, 1993 Bertram, V., MacGregor, J., Gewichtsabschätzung von SWATH-Schiffen im Vorentwurf,
Schiff+Hafen 45/8, 1993 Bertram, V., Weiß, H.-M., Strategische Bestandsaufnahme für den
deutschen Schiffbau , Hansa 131/1, 1994 Bertram, V., Meyer, J., Renaissance der Kombination von
Tragflügeln mit Verdränger, Schiff+Hafen 46/5, 1994 Bertram, V., Design aspects in short sea
shipping, Hansa 131/9, 1994
Zibell, H.G., Bertram, V., Einfluß des Kanaleffekts auf Widerstand und
Strömungsfeld eines Binnenschiffes,
Binnenschiffahrt 49/17, 1994
Bertram, V., MacGregor, J., SWATH-Schiffe: Abschätzung des Seeverhaltens im Vorentwurf,
Schiff+Hafen 46/9, 1994 Bertram, V., Schwell schneller Schiffe in Ufernähe, Hansa 131/10, 1994
Bertram, V., Innovatives Antifouling-System, Hansa 133/2, 1996
Kasai, H., Bertram, V., Artificial intelligence for ship operation control Part I:
Automatic navigation including collision avoidance, Hansa 133/5, 1996
Bertram, V., Iwashita, H., Comparative evaluation of various methods to predict seakeeping
qualities of fast ships,
Schiff+Hafen 48/6, 1996, pp.54-58
Kasai, H., Bertram, V., Artificial intelligence for ship operation control Part II: On the
possibility of unmanned sea transport from quay to quay, Hansa 133/9, 1996
Bertram, V., Schwellprognose per Computer für ein SES, Binnenschiffahrt, 1997
Bertram, V., Weiß, H.M., Evaluation of competitiveness in shipbuilding, Hansa 134/9, 1997
Bertram, V., Sprachgesteuerte Schiffsführung in Japan, Hansa 134/12, 1997
Bertram, V., South African Ports - Artifical Intelligence, Hansa 134/12, 1997
Bertram, V., Unbemannte Schiffe - Künstliche Intelligenz - Visionen rücken näher, Hansa 135/3,
1998
Kaeding, P., Bertram, V., Quantitativer Abgleich von Fertigungs- und
hydrodynamischen Aspekten im Schiffsformentwurf, Hansa 135/6, 1998
Bertram, V., Virtual Reality an der University of Michigan, Hansa 136/7, 1999
Bertram, V., Wobig, M., Simple empirical formulae to estimate main form parameters of ships,
Schiff+Hafen 51/11, 1999
Bertram, V., Antifouling bei Schiffen, Schiff+Hafen 52/5, 2000
El Moctar, O.M., Gatchell, S., Bertram, V., Aerodynamische Strömungssimulation für Schiffe,
Hansa 138/9, 2001
Salas, M., Mesbahi, E., Brink, K.E., Bertram, V., Empirical roll damping formula derived by
adaptive neural network application, Schiff+Hafen 54/2, 2002
Schmode, D., Rupp, K.-H., Bertram, V., Formvariantenvergleich mit CFD, Hansa 139/2, 2002
El Moctar, O. , Bertram, V. , Ulken, U.D., Ruderlasten für schnelle Fähren, Hansa 139/6, 2002
Bertram, V., Technical and operational options for safer tankers, Hansa 139/9, 2002
Lindenau, O., Bertram, V., CFD Post-Processing mit Virtual Reality Techniken , Hansa 139/11, 2002
Capitant, C., Bertram, V., Künstliche Intelligenz für kurzfristige Routenplanung, Hansa 140/12,
2003, pp.22-23
Wauchope, K., Bertram, V., Ship familiarization in virtual reality using speech interaction ,
Schiff+Hafen 56/6, 2004, pp.53-56
Bertram, V., Simpson, D., Kalathas, E., Furstenberg, L., Wissensbasierte Simulation für Virtual
Prototyping von Häfen,
Hansa 141/8, 2004, pp.59-61
Bertram, V., Maisonneuve, J.J., Caprace, J.D., Rigo, P., Cost assessment in ship production,
The Naval Architect, March 2005, pp.6-8
Bertram, V., Maisonneuve, J.J., Caprace, J.D., Rigo, P., Rechnergestützte Baukostenschätzung im
Schiffsentwurf,
Schiff+Hafen 57/2, 2005, pp.43-47
Bertram, V., Unmanned surface vehicles, Schiff+Hafen 57/2, 2006, pp.45-48
Bertram, V., Nieuwenhuis, J.J., Modular and standard: Enticing goals not always achieved, The
Naval Architect, July/August 2006, pp.32-37
Simpson, D., Furstenberg, L., Kalathas, E., Bertram, V., Virtual prototyping for developing
South African ports,
Singapore Maritime and Port Journal, 2006
Bertram, V., Unmanned surface vehicles – A survey, Singapore Maritime and Port Journal, 2006
Bertram, V., Solar-Katamaran mit Hybridantrieb, Schiff&Hafen 59/2, 2007, pp.88-89
Bertram, V., Hybrid power vessels gain in popularity, Ship & Boat International, Jan/Feb, 2007,
pp.36-37
El Moctar, O.M., Fach, K., Cabos, C., Mumm, H., Bertram, V., State-of-the-art simulation, The
Naval Architect, February 2007, pp.79-82
Bertram, V., IT-Trends im Schiffbau und Schiffsbetrieb, Hansa 144/3, 2007, pp.34-36
Bertram, V., Nieuwenhuis, J.J., Modularität im Schiffbau, Schiff & Hafen 59/7, 2007, pp.64-67
Bertram, V., Couser, P., CFD possibilities and practice, The Naval Architect, September 2007,
pp.137-147
Fach, K., Bertram, V., Earthrace – Außergewöhnliches Engineering für ein außergewöhnliches Schiff,
Schiff & Hafen, 2007
Bertram, V., Couser, P., IT trends in shipbuilding, The Naval Architect, July/August, 2008,
pp.59-65
Gramann, H., Krapp, R., Bertram, V., Disposal and recycling of composite materials, Via
Mare IX, January, 2009, pp.9-15
Bertram, V., Köhlmoos, A., Vibration analysis for a mega yacht, Via Mare IX, 2009
Fach, K., Bertram, V., Schiffsdesign – Virtuelle Erfahrung für Marineschiffe, Marineforum 9,
pp.11-13, 2009 Bertram, V., Schmode, D., Wie OpenFOAM die CFD-Landschaft verändert, Hansa 146/6,
2009
Bertram, V., A foretaste of design techniques to come, MITE May, 2010
Bertram, V., Fach, K., Büssow, T., Mayor efficiencia en el proyecto y operación del buque –
Soluciones avanzadas basadas en TICs, Tribuna BIC, ANAVE, June, 2010
Kaufmann, J., Köhlmoos, A., Bertram, V., CFD guided hydrodynamic design of a rigid-inflatable
boat, Via Mare X, August, 2010
Bertram, V., Fach, K., Büssow, T., Better Ship Efficiency in Design & Operation - Advanced IT
Solutions, Hansa 147/8, September 2010
Bertram, V., Simulation-based design of super and mega-yachts, Hansa 147/9, pp.32-33, September
2010
Bertram, V., Höppner, V., Fuel Saving Options for Ships, Marine Engineer Review 4/10, pp.21-35,
September 2010
Bertram, V., Hoffmeister, H., Müller, S., Moltschaniwsky, A., “Tûranor Planetsolar” –
High-Performance Solar- Powered Catamaran, Via Mare X, Oktober, 2010
Bertram, V., Couser, P., Aspects of selecting the appropriate CAD and CFD software, Hansa 148/1,
pp.38-42, 2011 Bertram, V., IT-Trends in Schiffbau und Schifffahrt, Hansa 148/1, pp.26-31,
2011
Bertram, V., Brehm, A., Köhlmoos, A., Smoke assessment for megayachts, Via Mare XI/1, pp.49-51,
2011
Peric, M., Bertram, V., Setting the trends for CFD for maritime flows, The Naval
Architect July/August, pp.47-50, 2011
Bertram, V., Ingeniería avanzada para reducir el consumo de combustible en pesqueros,
Pesca Internacional May, pp.37-38, 2011
Ahilan, R.V., Bertram, V., Virtueller Erfahrungsvorsprung durch Simulation –
Anwendungen in der Offshore- Industrie, Hansa 149/8, 2012
Hochkirch, K., Bertram, V., Ship hull optimization – Past, present, future, Hansa 149/9, 2012
Bertram, V., Appropriate Tools for Flow Analyses for Fast and Unconventional Ships , Marine
Engineering Review, 2012
Bertram, V., Ahilan, R.V., The Power of Virtualisation, Ship & Offshore 7, pp.42-45, 2012
Bertram, V., Köhlmoos, A., High-performance simulation for high-performance vessels -
Virtual Megayachts, JEC Composites Magazine 73, pp.55-58, 2012
Bertram, V., Safer, greener, smarter; maritime IT trendsetters, The Naval Architect , March,
pp.23-24, 2013 Bertram, V., Safer, Greener, Smarter – Software Trends in the Maritime
Industries, Hansa 150/4, 2013
Hochkirch, K., Bertram, V., Bulbous bow refits – a little-known goldmine, Hansa 150/11, pp.27-29
(China Special in English and Chinese), 2013
Bertram, V., How computers make ships safer, greener and smarter, Hansa, April, pp.56-60, 2014
Bertram, V., Computational methods for added resistance in waves, Hansa, May, pp.36-37, 2014
Hahn, C., Bertram, V., Bugwulst Refit – Längst kein Insider-Tipp mehr, Hansa, August, pp.25-26,
2014
Bertram, V., Dückert, T., ECO Insight’s hull performance monitoring module - Unlocking dormant
energy savings,
Hansa, September, 2014
Bertram, V., Antifouling – Eine einfache Einführung in ein komplexes Thema , Hansa, November,
2014 Bertram, V., Trim optimization – Don’t blind me with science, The Naval Architect,
July/August, 2014
Rohde, F., Bertram, V., Zero Emission for Elbe River – Innovative ferry concept by DNV GL, The
Naval Architect, September, 2014
Hahn, C., Bertram, V., Bulbous bow refits – The industry catches on, The Naval Architect, June,
2014
Bertram, V., Smooth Operator – Roadmap for Antifouling, The Naval Architect, November, 2014
Hahn, C., Bertram, V., Bulbous bow refits – The industry catches on, Ship Efficiency
– The Insight, Fathom, September, 2014
Bertram, V., Kein klarer Favorit für Antifouling, Hansa, January, pp.52-55, 2015
Bertram, V., Krapp, A., Walther, B., Hull performance monitoring – The importance of draft
and trim corrections,
Hansa, February, pp.46, 2015
Bertram, V., IT for smarter ship design and operation, Hansa, March, pp.53-55, 2015
Bertram, V., How CFD can support design of offshore wind power systems, Ship & Offshore 03,
April, pp.38-41, 2015 Bertram, V., Compit’s new age computing, The Naval Architect, April,
pp.24-25, 2015
Bertram, V., Why bigger is better in CFD, The Naval Architect, July/August, pp.26-27, 2015
Bertram, V., Advanced simulations for offshore oil & gas applications, Hansa, October, pp.76-79,
2015 Bertram, V., Some Trends in IT based Ship Design, Hansa, November, pp.28-29, 2015
Bertram, V., Future Ships – Smart for Sure, Unmanned Maybe, The Naval Architect Smart Ships
Supplement, January, pp.10-12, 2016
Bertram, V., Jendrossek, U., Performance Monitoring – Der Anfang ist gemacht, DIN
Mitteilungen, March, pp.139- 140, 2016
Bertram, V., Smart, Connected & Bigger - IT for Ships from Design to Operation, Hansa, April,
pp.70-73, 2016
Paraeli, S., Krapp, A., Bertram, V., Splitting Propeller Performance from hull Performance – A
Challenge, 1st Hull Performance & Insight Conf. (HullPIC), Pavone, April, pp.62-69, 2016
Bertram, V., Smart, Connected & Bigger - IT for Ships from Design to Operation, The Naval
Architect, April, pp.22- 24, 2016
Bertram, V., Technology tested by hull monitoring standard, The Naval Architect, May, pp.30-32,
2016 Bertram, V.; Jendrossek, J., Monitoring für Rumpf und Propeller, DIN Mitteilungen, June,
pp.116-118, 2016 Bertram, V., Designs on Construction Creativity and Innovation , Shipping
Network, June, pp.6-7, 2016 Bertram, V., Compit 2016 – IT drives innovation, Maritime Impact
01/2016, June, pp.46-47, 2016
Bertram, V., CFD for performance monitoring, The Naval Architect, February, pp.42-48, 2017
Bertram, V., Antifouling – Past, Present and Future, Hansa, Supplement Coatings, March, pp.4-9,
2017 Bertram, V., Get smart!, The Naval Architect, March, pp.14-17
Bertram, V.; Jendrossek, J., Rauigkeit von Schiffen, DIN Mitteilungen, May, 2017
Popular science
Bertram, V., Schnelle Einrumpfschiffe - Entwicklungen in Europa, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, 1998
Bertram, V., Computer mit Kapitänspatent, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, 2000
Reports
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Numerische Berechnung des Schiffswellenwiderstands, IfS-Bericht
Nr. 477, Univ. Hamburg, 1987
Bertram, V., A Rankine source method for the forward speed diffraction problem, IfS-Bericht
Nr. 508, Doktorarbeit, Univ. Hamburg, 1990
Bertram, V., Numerische Schiffshydrodynamik in der Praxis, IfS-Bericht Nr. 545,
Habilitationsschrift, Univ. Hamburg, 1994
Bertram, V. (Ed.), Schiffstechnische, logistische und wirtschaftliche Aspekte von Containerschiffen
mit mehr als 6000 TEU Kapazität, IfS-Bericht Nr. 585, Univ. Hamburg, 1995
Hughes, M., Bertram, V., A higher-order panel method for steady 3 -d free-surface
flows, IfS-Bericht 558, Univ. Hamburg, 1995
Bertram, V. (Ed.), Advances in ship and offshore hydrodynamics, IfS-Bericht 561, Univ. Hamburg,
1996
Bertram, V., A 3-d Rankine panel method to compute added resistance of ships, IfS-Bericht 566,
Univ. Hamburg, 1996 Bertram, V. (Ed.), Ship automation for the 21st century, IfS-Bericht 570,
Univ. Hamburg, 1996
Kaeding, P., Bertram, V., Artificial Intelligence for Ship Automation - Technical and Economical
Aspects of Reduced Crews, IfS-Bericht 572, Univ. Hamburg, 1996
Bertram, V. (Ed.), Intelligent Ships - Intelligent Ports, AB Schiffbau Bericht 598, TU
Hamburg-Harburg, 1999
Lecture notes for summer schools
Bertram, V., Grundtechniken für nichtviskose Strömungen um Schiffe, 27. Kontaktstudium des
IfS, Univ. Hamburg, 1993
Bertram, V., Möglichkeiten und Grenzen nichtviskoser CFD für Schiffe, 27. Kontaktstudium des
IfS, Univ. Hamburg, 1993
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Wirtschaftlichkeit des CFD-Einsatzes, 27. Kontaktstudium des IfS, Univ.
Hamburg, 1993 Bertram, V., Zukunftsaussichten - Vision CFD 2000, 27. Kontaktstudium des IfS,
Univ. Hamburg, 1993
Bertram, V., Economical aspects of computational fluid dynamics (CFD),19th WEGEMT School,
Nantes, 1993
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., The wave resistance problem, 19th WEGEMT School, 1993
Bertram, V., Jensen, G., Applications and limitations of potential flow codes for the
wave making problem, 19th WEGEMT School, Nantes, 1993
Bertram, V., Schiffsentwurf auf der Basis numerischer Hydrodynamik, 28. Kontaktstudium des
IfS, Univ. Hamburg, 1994
Bertram, V., Beurteilung und Auswahl von Software, 28. Kontaktstudium des IfS, Univ. Hamburg,
1994
Bertram, V., Technik des Vortragens - Kommunikation in Wort und Bild, 29. Kontaktstudium des IfS,
Univ. Hamburg, 1994
Bertram, V., Knowledge-based systems for maritime applications, WEGEMT School 'Expert
Systems for Marine Applications', Hamburg, 1998
Bertram, V., Ship hull design for producibility, 27th . WEGEMT School, Newcastle, 1998 Bertram,
V., CFD for ship design, 27th WEGEMT School, Newcastle, 1998
Bertram, V., Computational Fluid Dynamics for the marine industry - An introduction,
31st WEGEMT School, Hamburg, 1999
Bertram, V., Panel methods for wave resistance computations, 31st WEGEMT School, Hamburg, 1999
Bertram, V., Practical applications of panel methods, 31st WEGEMT School, Hamburg, 1999
Bertram, V., Cost and value of CFD, 31st WEGEMT School, Hamburg, 1999
Bertram, V., Landrini, M., Panel methods for ship seakeeping computations, 31st WEGEMT School,
Hamburg, 1999 Bertram, V., Past, present and prospects of antifouling methods, 32nd WEGEMT
School, Plymouth, 2000
Bertram, V., Introduction to ship manoeuvring, 36th WEGEMT School, Rome, 2001 Bertram, V.,
Expert systems in manoeuvring, 36th WEGEMT School, Rome, 2001 Bertram, V., Bentin, M., Tugs,
36th WEGEMT School, Rome, 2001
El Moctar, O.M., Bertram, V., Selected topics of CFD for ship manoeuvring, 36th WEGEMT School,
Rome, 2001 Bertram, V., El Moctar, O.M., Design for production in ship hull design, 37th WEGEMT
School, Madrid, 2002
Bertram, V., Strategic controlling of productivity and other competitiveness parameters,
37th WEGEMT School, Madrid, 2002
Bertram, V., Technology of ship production, 37th WEGEMT School, Madrid, 2002
Bertram, V., Trim Optimization Meets Hull Performance, Lloyds List Seminar “Hull Management
and Performance”, London, June, 2013
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