General information
In order to maintain its level of services to the worldwide industry, MARIN continuously invests in research. MARIN is committed to ambitious research programmes whereof some are in-house or in co-operation with universities and others have the form of Joint Research Programmes with industrial partners. MARIN participates in numerous national and European projects. Moreover, MARIN closely co-operates with leading international oil companies and offshore engineering companies.
In order to maintain its level of services to the worldwide industry, MARIN continuously invests in research. MARIN is committed to ambitious research programmes whereof some are in-house or in co-operation with universities and others have the form of Joint Research Programmes with industrial partners. MARIN participates in numerous national and European projects. Moreover, MARIN closely co-operates with leading international oil companies and offshore engineering companies.
Services & Activities
MARIN research covers a large range of subjects related to hydrodynamics, nautical and maritime technology and offshore construction and installation work. The research is carried out in the form of co-operative research projects together with e.g. universities, other ship hydrodynamic institutes, or industrial partners; or it is part of MARIN’s own ‘background research’ program. Close co-operation with selected universities supplements Marin’s own research activities.
Efficient and pragmatic planning and coordination of this extensive research field is crucial for ensuring both a high research level and applicability of the results in practice. This is the responsibility of the R&D Department, which supervises the research programs, initiates new projects and makes the plans for background research. The research coordinators of the R&D Department control and evaluate the realisation of the research work and provide technical advice to those carrying out the work.
Spreading of technology and dissemination of new R&D results is stimulated under responsibility of the R&D Department. Thereto, a substantial part of the research is being carried out in the Business Units that are also responsible for the customer services. This guarantees a close communication between research and application, between theory and practice.
MARIN research covers a large range of subjects related to hydrodynamics, nautical and maritime technology and offshore construction and installation work. The research is carried out in the form of co-operative research projects together with e.g. universities, other ship hydrodynamic institutes, or industrial partners; or it is part of MARIN’s own ‘background research’ program. Close co-operation with selected universities supplements Marin’s own research activities.
Efficient and pragmatic planning and coordination of this extensive research field is crucial for ensuring both a high research level and applicability of the results in practice. This is the responsibility of the R&D Department, which supervises the research programs, initiates new projects and makes the plans for background research. The research coordinators of the R&D Department control and evaluate the realisation of the research work and provide technical advice to those carrying out the work.
Spreading of technology and dissemination of new R&D results is stimulated under responsibility of the R&D Department. Thereto, a substantial part of the research is being carried out in the Business Units that are also responsible for the customer services. This guarantees a close communication between research and application, between theory and practice.
Facilities & Tools
The R&D Department carries out projects in the following MARIN facilities:
The R&D Department carries out projects in the following MARIN facilities:
The following tools have been developed for hydrodynamic research:
PARNASSOS: Calculation of the viscous flow around ships hulls
FREDYN: Seakeeping and Manoeuvring behaviour of ships in wind and waves
SafeTrans: Safe design and operation of marine Transports
New PIV system available at MARIN
FREDYN: Seakeeping and Manoeuvring behaviour of ships in wind and waves
SafeTrans: Safe design and operation of marine Transports
New PIV system available at MARIN
Software Sales
Some software tools are available for commercial use outside MARIN. A complete overview of these software tools for sale can be found under Software Sales.
Some software tools are available for commercial use outside MARIN. A complete overview of these software tools for sale can be found under Software Sales.
Contact
The R&D Department can be reached as follows:
R&D Department
2, Haagsteeg
P.O. Box 28
6700 AA Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone +31 317 493 324
Fax +31 317 493 245
E-mail research@marin.nl
The R&D Department can be reached as follows:
R&D Department
2, Haagsteeg
P.O. Box 28
6700 AA Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone +31 317 493 324
Fax +31 317 493 245
E-mail research@marin.nl
Crew
The department consists of the following researchers:
The department consists of the following researchers:
Dr. Ir. Henk Prins, Manager R&D
Drs. Albert Aalbers, Joint Industry Projects Co-ordinator
Prof. Dr. Ir. Tom van Terwisga, Specialisations: propulsors, cavitation, erosion
Ir. Geert Kapsenberg, Specialisations: seakeeping, whipping, slamming
Dr. Ir. Tim Bunnik, Specialisations: diffraction analysis, ship and floater motions, violent free surface flows
Dr. Ir. Martin Hoekstra, Specialisations: CFD development, geometry modelling, ship flows, propeller flows
Dr. Ir. Auke van der Ploeg, Specialisations: CFD development, design optimisation, solvers
Dr. Ir. Hoyte Raven, Specialisations: resistance, hull form design, optimisation, CFD
Dr. Ir. Bram Starke, Specialisations: CFD application, ship flows, wave resistance
Dr. Eng. Guilherme Vaz, Specialisations: CFD development, offshore applications, propeller flows
Ir. Serge Toxopeus, Specialisations: CFD for manoeuvring, simulation, submarines
Dr. Raffaella Tuzi, Specialisations: CFD applications
Ir. Jaap Windt, Specialisations: Grid generation, CFD preprocessing , complex CFD applications
Ir. Douwe Rijpkema, Specialisations: CFD applications for propellers
Dr. Ir. Christiaan Klaij, Specialisations: CFD application, development, grid generation
Ir. Johan Bosschers, Specialisations: propellers, cavitation, tip vortices
Ir. Erik van Wijngaarden, Specialisations: propellers, noise and vibration
Dr. Ir. Ed van Daalen, Specializations: seakeeping, simulation, modelling