KRISO, established in 1973, is a government funded research institute and the leader in technology development in ships and ocean engineering. KRISO has solved national issues through strong research capacity and state-of-the-art ocean technology, while making effort to respond to national and global demands. The core research areas include environment-friendly advanced ship, offshore plant engineering, maritime traffic safety and marine accident response, and underwater vehicles and marine equipment. KRISO will play a leading role in developing shipbuilding and ocean engineering, devising national polices and responding to international standards.

Environment-friendly Advanced Ship Technology

Offshore Plant Engineering Technology

Maritime Traffic Safety and Marine Accident Response Technology

Underwater Vehicles and Marine Equipment Technology

• Dimension(LxWxD) : 200m x 16m x 7m
• Carriage : Max. speed 6.0m/s, Wave maker
• Function : Powering performance tests, Flow visualization, Wave pattern analyses

• FMB(Full Mission Bridge Simulator) class
• horizontal view 225' x vertical view 32.5'
• 5 spherical screens
• Function : Ship dynamics modeling, 3D terrain data modeling, Maritime traffic safety assessment

• Basin(L x W x D) : 56m x 30m x 4.5m, Pit(Diameter, Depth) : 5m x 12m
• Multi-directional wave generator(88 x 60 unit)
• Wind generator(Max. wind speed 10m/s)
• Current generator(Max. velocity 0.5m/s)
• CPMC(Computerized Planar Motion Carriage)
• Function : Offshore & Costal Engineering, Wave & current modeling

• Dimension(L x W x D) : 30m x 6m x 5m
• Soft soil mixer(L x W) : 1.5m x 5.5m, 14kW
• Carriage : Max. speed 1.5m/s
• 3D motion capture
• Function : Performance test of deep-seabed manganese nodule miner, various underwater equipment

• Dimension(L x W x H) : 60m x 6.5m x 22.5m
• Sectional area(L x W x H) : 2.8m x 1.8m x 12.5m
• Vm= 16.5m/s
• Function : Interaction between hull, thruster, rudder and appendages, Propeller cavitation inception speed test

• Dimension(L x W x D) : 42m x 32m x 2.5m
• Carriage : Max. speed 3m/s
• Temperature control : -30'C
• Two cold rooms : -50'C
• Function : Ice performance test for icebreaker, Measurement of the ice load in model scale for arctic platforms

• Operating Pressure : Max. 600bar
• Inside diameter x Length : 800mm x 2,108mm
• Pressurization speed : 2 ~ 100bar/min
• Main Functions - Pressure resistance tests and test operations for deep-sea submersibles, robots, actuators etc.
• Acquired Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme(KOLAS) in 2014

• Basin(L x W x D) : 100m x 50m x 15m, Pit(Diameter, Depth) : 12m x 50m
• Multi-directional wave generator, Current generator, Wind generator
• Adjustable depth control
• X-Y Carriages(main & sub) with high precision rail system
• Complete set of Measurement system