PaperQuay-to-quay mission with autonomous docking: a model-scale experimental validation
Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology
23 May 2024
Transport of cargo by short-sea shipping is at the forefront of the European Union’s transportation policy. It has the promise to alleviate ...
autonomy and decision supportmeasurements and controlmanoeuvring
PaperOC6 project Phase IV: validation of numerical models for novel floating offshore wind support structures
Wind Energy Science
29 Apr 2024
This paper provides a summary of the work done within Phase IV of the Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration, Continued with Correlation and ...
offshore windfloating wind turbinefloating windoffshore
PaperTowing Analysis and Validation of a Fully Assembled Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Based on an Experimental Study
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
22 Apr 2024
The offshore wind sector is moving into deep waters and using floating platforms to harness the higher wind speeds in exposed locations. There are ...
offshore windfloating windfloating wind turbine
PaperQuantifying the Uncertainty of High-Fidelity Speed/Power Trials
8th Hull Performance & Insight Conference (HullPIC), Pontignano, Italy
18 Apr 2024
Within the JoRes Joint Research project, the uncertainty levels for a speed/power trial was investigated. The sea trials were performed as ...
resistance and propulsionmeasurements and controlpoweringmonitoring
PaperPropeller Load Variations for Maneuvering Ships in Waves
Eighth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
20 Mar 2024
This paper presents a method that can predict the load variations on propellers of ships that are maneuvering in waves. A two time-scales approach ...
hydro-systems integrationmanoeuvringpoweringseakeepingtime-domain simulations
PaperA Numerical Study on Model Propeller Performance Prediction Including Transitional and Passively Controlled Boundary Layer Considerations
Eighth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
20 Mar 2024
Viscous flow simulations, utilising Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), have increasingly become the standard approach in the design and ...
cfdresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testingearly innovations and solutions
PaperAn Experimental Study on Visualisation and Passive Control of Model Propeller Boundary Layers
Eighth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
20 Mar 2024
This paper examines the complications of a laminar propeller boundary layer during towing tank model testing and proposes a solution in the form of ...
propeller and cavitationresistance and propulsionmeasurements and controlpowering
PaperCFD analysis of the full-scale resistance of an oil tanker in presence of a mud–water interface
Ocean Engineering
15 Feb 2024
The presence of mud layers on the bottom of ports and waterways can have negative effects on the hydrodynamic behaviour of marine vessels. This ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiescfdmanoeuvring and nautical studiesnautical operationsinfrastructurecfd development
PaperPractical ship afterbody optimisation by multifidelity techniques
Ship Technology Research
21 Nov 2023
This paper discusses recently developed techniques for ship hull form optimization based on CFD computations, as are now applied in practice at ...
cfdhull form optimisationresistance and propulsionhydrodynamics
PaperAutonomous docking of a feeder vessel
Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology
14 Nov 2023
Autonomous sailing is seen as one of the possible solutions to cope with the decrease in qualified personnel, to minimise the risk to humans and ...
manoeuvringmeasurements and controlautonomy and decision support
PaperA method for early-stage design current loads determination on drill-ships
Ocean Engineering
1 Nov 2023
The increasing demand for offshore operations in deep water implies the necessity to predict station-keeping ability of offshore vessels since the ...
cfdstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringdynamic positioningmanoeuvringnautical operationsocean energyoffshore operationsoffshore wind
PaperUsing validation metrics to assess RANS turbulence models performance at full scale Reynolds numbers
International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 2023), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
29 Oct 2023
One of the major advantages of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the ability to simulate flows at full-scale Reynolds numbers, which for naval ...
verification and validationcfd developmentcfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperModelling of Laminar-to-Turbulent Flow Transition on a Marine Propeller Using a RANS Solver
25th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Ericeira, Portugal
15 Oct 2023
Traditionally, predicting propeller performance is based on model-scale experiments carried out in towing tanks or cavitation tunnels. These ...
cfdresistance and propulsionpoweringpropeller and cavitationcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperThe Resolved and Unresolved Issues and Phenomena in Numerical Modelling of Air Cavity Closure Using a Scale-Resolving Method
25th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Ericeira, Portugal
15 Oct 2023
The current International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) strategy for the shipping industry aims to reach net-zero GHG emissions ...
cfdresistance and propulsionpoweringcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperOn the balance between robustness and accuracy in finite-volume codes
25th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Ericeira, Portugal
15 Oct 2023
Today, finite-volume codes used in the maritime industry can compute the flow around complicated geometries using unstructured, body-fitted ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studiescfd development