A team of ship science students from Team Hydra and FSI PhD students helped out at the very popular Purbeck School science fair on a recent Saturday afternoon. They provided a series of hands-on activities investigating the science of ships including the ‘golf ball challenge’ asking how many Golf balls can be placed in a floating container?  They also ran a Wind Tunnel demonstration of the fluid dynamics of drag. In all 50 low drag Lego vehicles were tested to assess their energy efficiency at transporting a cargo of marbles. Great fun was had by all, with a total of 600 visitors.

We now have a number of activities that we can supply or provide assistance with that helps promote Engineering and in particular of course maritime engineering opportunities to those who are not necessarily aware of the many exciting career opportunities. Please get in touch if you wish to discuss how we can help.