Publications
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King Willem-Alexander declares the new Seven Oceans Simulator centre open!
24 Jun 2024
MARIN’s state-of-the-art Seven Oceans Simulator centre (SOSc) is officially declared open by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. ...
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Innovative crash barrier concepts to prevent ship collisions with wind turbines
11 Jun 2023
The rapid development of offshore wind farms coincides with a growing amount of ship movements. This combination puts pressure on maritime safety, ...
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Non-Linear Wave Run-Up Along the Side of Sailing Ships Causing Green Water on Deck - Experiments and Deterministic Calculation
1 Aug 2020
Experiments with a flat plate in oblique waves at different speeds, wave conditions, headings and drift speed were done to evaluate non-linear wave ...
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Better Ships, blue Oceans!
15 Dec 2017
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The next few years are essential for the future of the maritime sector and MARIN. We are facing the challenge of clean (zero emission) transport ...
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The Dynamic Response Of An Offshore Wind Turbine With Realistic Flexibility To Breaking Wave Impact
19 Jun 2011
The effects of operational loads and wind loads on offshoremonopile wind turbines are well understood. For most sites,however, the water depth is ...
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World's deepest TLP becomes MARIN's 9,000th test model!
26 Aug 2010
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In Spring 2010, the world deepest TLP (5,187 ft) was tested at MARIN for Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and FloaTEC. The 'Big Foot' TLP represents MARIN's ...
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Pilot Model Tests on the ‘Green Water Concept’ for Wave Energy Conversion with Model Scale Power Take Off Modelling
1 Jun 2010
This paper presents the pilot model tests on the ‘Green Water Concept’ for wave energy conversion. These tests also included the initial modelling ...
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Model Tests and Simulations on a Wave Energy Converter Based on Inverse Offshore Engineering
1 May 2010
This paper presents the initial simulations and model tests into the 'Green Water Concept' for wave energy conversion. Instead of reducing ...
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Simulations and Model Testing on a Wave Engergy Converter based on Inverse Offshore Engineering
1 Jan 2010
For more than 75 years, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has been contributing to the development of safe and economic ships and ...
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Green energy from green water
12 Aug 2009
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Wave energy represents a significant untapped energy source. As Professor Jo Hermans from the University of Leiden says: 'Worldwide the economically ...
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New Renewable ENergy Team (RENT) launches
12 Aug 2009
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MARIN has recently started a special Renewable ENergy Team (RENT) aiming to assist clients interested in the offshore renewable energy field.
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Evaluating the loading and structural response of an offshore platform using integrated large and small scale testing combined with diffraction and finite element
1 Jun 2009
Evaluating the loading and structural response of an offshore platform using integrated large and small scale testing combined with diffraction and ...
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‘Inverse’ Concept - Wave Energy Generation by Motion and Green Water Maximisation
1 Jun 2009
This paper presents the initial investigations into the ‘Inverse’ concept for wave energy conversion, based on the maximisation of motions and green ...
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Wave Slamming on External Turrets of FPSOs
1 Jun 2009
The paper discussed the possible slamming loads on the underside of the (chaintable of) external turret moored F(P)SOs. For this problem of turret ...
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Multiple scales give maximum insight
24 Apr 2009
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In the process of evaluating an offshore structure during its design or while in operation, model tests, simulations and offshore (full-scale) ...
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Port of Gijón extension project gets the MARIN touch
29 Jan 2009
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Gijón Port Authority (APG) is carrying out a large extension to the port, including a new basin seawards of the present port facilities. But the ...
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Current Modeling Experience in an Offshore Basin
15 Jun 2008
A reliable current simulation is vital to achieve the objectives of model testing. In the present paper the development and testing of the current ...
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MARIN and OCEANICA start partnership
1 Apr 2008
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On September 17, 2007 MARIN President Arne Hubregtse and OCEÂNICA Director Marcos Cueva signed an agreement which now makes OCEÂNICA MARIN's ...
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Offshore engineers enthusiastic about applied hydrodynamics course
1 Apr 2008
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In the last 12 months almost 100 people have followed MARIN's wellknown Applied Offshore Hydrodynamics Course. In addition to the traditional spring ...
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The Spatial Analyis of an Extreme Wave in a Model Basin
10 Jun 2007
As a pilot study into the understanding of the occurrence of extreme waves, the spatial development of an extreme wave (Ac/Hs=1.59) in a model basin ...
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Extreme Wave Effects on Deepwater Floating Structures
1 May 2007
Extreme waves can lead to damage to floating offshore structure as a result of airgap problems, greenwater on the deck or slamming to the hull. As ...
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Arjan Voogt, MARIN's new man in Houston
1 Apr 2007
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Last year, with Dr Johan Wichers retirement approaching, MARIN re-evaluated its services in the Houston-market and asked Arjan Voogt to take up the ...
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Extreme waves in focus
1 Apr 2007
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Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina and Rita in the Gulf of Mexico confirmed the importance of extreme waves for all types of offshore structures. They can ...
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A new way of sharing hydrodynamic software
1 Apr 2007
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Usually, hydrodynamic software is licensed for a significant amount of money, together with an additional annual maintenance and support fee. But ...
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Where do we go from here?
1 Feb 2007
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Since the beginning of the offshore industry MARIN's research, tool development and Joint Industry Projects, have initiated and followed the trends ...
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Extreme Wave Effects on Deep Water TLPs - Lessons Learned from the Snorre A Model Tests
1 Nov 2006
In the last few years there has been an increasing focus within the shipping and offshore industry on extreme wave events and abnormal wave ...
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The Motions of a Ship on a Sloped Seabed
4 Jun 2006
In standard diffraction theory it is assumed that the water depth is constant and that the seabed is infinitely large. To account for a local ...
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The Use of a Volume Of Fluid (VOF) Method Coupled to a Time Domain Motion Simulation to Calculate the Motions of a Subsea Structure Lifted Through The Splash Zone
4 Jun 2006
Existing simulation methods are not able to determine in detail the wave loads on and the motions of a complex subsea structure when it is passing ...
Magazine
UMS - MARIN's special underwater eye
1 Apr 2006
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For areas with an overall benign environment but with occasional extreme conditions, disconnectable turret buoy systems are a good option to moor ...
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West of Africa FPSOs - a straight course to a reliable mooring
1 Apr 2006
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Last year, two major West of Africa FPSO projects focused on the same two issues: a safe journey to the field and a reliable mooring once arrived ...
Magazine
JIPs focus on Offshore LNG
1 Apr 2006
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With the development of offshore LNG terminals having the full attention of the offshore industry, MARIN too, is keen to keep abreast of ...
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A New Method to Optimise the Operability of Deepwater Offloading Operations
8 Nov 2005
In 2005 the Joint Industry Project 'Offloading Operability will be completed. Within this project, a tool is developed for the simulation of ...
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Viscous Damping of Vessels Moored in Close Proximity of Another Object
19 Jun 2005
The focus of the hydrodynamic research has been on deep water applications during the last decade. Recent experience with mooring in close proximity ...
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A Volume-of-Fluid based simulation method for wave impact problems
10 Jun 2005
In this paper, some aspects of water impact and green water loading are considered by numerically investigating a dambreak problem and water entry ...
Magazine
Tug behaviour in waves
1 Apr 2005
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With the uptime levels of new offshore terminals now expected to be nearly 100%, there has been plenty of research into dedicated mooring and ...
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Simulation of the Dynamic Motions of Complex Sub-Sea structures in the Splash Zone During Deepwater Installations
1 Jan 2005
Existing simulation methods are not able to determine in detail the wave loads on and the motions of a complex subsea structure when it is passing ...
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Wave Impacts on Moored Ship-Type Offshore Structures due to Steep Fronted Waves
1 Jan 2005
Can wave impacts only be identified and characterized by the relative wave velocities in front of the bow? The results presented in this paper show ...
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The Numerical Simulation of Green Water Loading Including Vessel Motions and the Incoming Wave Field
1 Jan 2005
This paper presents results from simulation of green water loading including vessel motions. The simulation is performed through a domain ...
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The Behaviour of Tugs in Waves Assisting LNG Carriers During Berthing Along Offshore LNG Terminals
1 Jan 2005
For future offshore LNG terminals tugs are planned to assist LNG carriers during berthing and offloading operations. A model test study was carried ...
Magazine
SAFE-FLOW destined to change future design
1 Aug 2004
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Commenting on the successfull completion of the SAFE-FLOW project, Joaqu’n L—pez-Cortijo of IZAR FENE shipyards, concluded: ÒThese results will ...
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Development of new wave impact load tool
1 Aug 2004
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During the FPSO week held in Singapore in early April the new ComFLOW-2 project officially kicked off. With a budget of around E1.5m, this JIP is ...
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Wave Impact Excitation on Ship Type Offshore Structures in Steep Fronted Waves
1 Aug 2004
Wave impacts in steep fronted waves can induce extremely large impact pressures on the hull of moored ship-type offshore structures. As part of the ...
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An Approach to Calculate the Probability of Wave Impact on an FPSO Bow
20 Jun 2004
This work aims at characterizing the probability of wave impact and expected impact load on the bow geometry of an FPSO. In order to determine the ...
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The Numerical Simulation of LNG Sloshing with an Improved Volume Of Fluid Method
20 Jun 2004
With the trend towards offshore LNG production and offloading, sloshing of LNG in partially filled tanks has become an important research subject ...
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Wave Run Up as Important Hydrodynamic Issue for Gravity Based Structures
1 Jun 2004
Gravity Based Structures (GBS) are now seriously considered as LNG import terminal. When the environment of wind and waves is strongly directional, ...
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Low Frequency Motions of LNG carriers Moored in Shallow Water
1 Jun 2004
With the LNG market booming, the need for reliable and safe means of transferring LNG from a producing, floating facility to an LNG carrier and from ...
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The Interaction Effects of Mooring in close Proximity of Other Structures
23 May 2004
Two typical close proximity situations are side-by-side mooring and Gravity Based Structure mooring. In these situations strong interaction effects ...
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Prediction of Wave Impact Loads on Ship-type Offshore Structures in Steep Fronted Waves
23 May 2004
Steep fronted waves can induce extremely large impact pressures on the hull of moored ship-type offshore structures. Several incidents confirmed ...
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Numerical Prediction of Wave Loads on Subsea Structures in the Splash Zone
23 May 2004
Existing simulation methods are not able to determine in detail the wave loads on a complex sub-sea structure when it is passing through the splash ...
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Hydrodynamics aspects of Gravity Based Structures in shallow water
1 May 2004
The concrete Gravity Based Structure (GBS) is an attractive concept for shallow water oil and gas developments. The present paper discusses 3 ...
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Wave Impacts due to Steep Fronted Waves
1 Jan 2004
It is the question whether ‘Rogue waves’ can only be identified and characterized by their extreme height s. The results presented in this abstract ...
Magazine
California Dreamin' over first floating LNG terminal
1 Dec 2003
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BHP Billiton has filed an application under the Deepwater Ports Act with the US Coast Guard and Maritime Administration along with an application ...
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MARIN focuses on new offshore LNG concepts
1 Dec 2003
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Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) is becoming an increasingly important energy source. Floating LNG production on LNG FPSOs is considered to be a realistic ...
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A New Simulation Method for the Installation of Subsea Structures from the Splash Zone to the Ultra Deep
19 Nov 2003
Existing simulation methods are not able to determine in detail the wave loads on a complex subsea structure when it is passing through the splash ...
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Design Aspects of Green Water Loading on FPSOs
1 Jun 2003
Green water is a significant problem for floating ship-type offshore structures, which needs to be assessed in the early design of the structure. ...
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MARIN focus on SHELL's offshore LNG developments
1 Apr 2003
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As loading and offloading now more often take place in an offshore environment rather than ashore in a harbour, and as natural gas becomes an ...
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10th FPSO JIP Week & FPSO Research Forum proves a Spanish success
1 Apr 2003
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Report highlights the 10th JIP Week where more than 100 people, representing 35 different companies, in the offshore industry gathered.
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Green Water on Ship-type Offshore Structures
31 Oct 2002
The main objective of this study is to develop methods for the evaluation of green water on ship-type offshore structures based on a clear ...
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Prediction of Green Water and Wave Loading Using a Navier-Stokes Based Simulation Tool
23 Jun 2002
Results of computer simulation of wave and green water loading on floating offshore structures are presented. The simulation program used is a CFD ...
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Green Water Evaluation for FPSOs in the Gulf of Mexico
1 May 2002
Estimation of green water occurrence and the associated loading on exposed structures is an important design consideration for FPSOs [Floating ...
Magazine
MARIN aims to play an important role in the offshore industry
1 Apr 2002
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2001 saw MARIN getting increasingly involved in the offshore industry. Bas Bucher, Henk van den Boom and Jos van
Doorn explain the increasing role ...
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New TLD concept tackles harsh environments
1 Apr 2002
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A current drive to produce oil in deeper and deeper waters has pushed many oil companies to look into new technologies and to lower costs for their ...
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Initiatives flow from Lisbon FPSO JIP Week
1 Apr 2002
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As usual the FPSO JIP week proved invaluable as a forum whereby leading industry members in the field of floating production can get together, ...
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Design and operational evaluation of offloading operations for deep water FPSOs
1 Oct 2001
Offshore offloading operations take place in many locations around the world. Presently a great number of new deepwater developments are under ...
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Important Environmental Modelling Aspects for Ultra Deep Water Model Tests
1 Oct 2001
Model testing for ultra deep water projects requires special attention to the modelling of waterdepth, wind, waves and current. Due to the large ...
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Numerical Multiple-body Simulations of Side-by-side Mooring to an FPSO
17 Jun 2001
A numerical time domain simulation model has been developed for the prediction of the hydrodynamic response of an LNG FPSO with an alongside moored ...
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A Numerical Study on Wave Run Up on an FPSO Bow
3 Jun 2001
In this paper results are presented of numerical simulations of a wedge that penetrates the water surface. An extensive test series was carried out ...
Magazine
Offshore engineers' numerical toolbox
1 Apr 2001
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MARIN's suite of offshore simulation programs has become a real numerical 'toolbox' with 'hammers and screwdrivers'
for the everyday problems, and ...
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JIPs 'Offloading Operability' and 'FPSO Roll'
1 Apr 2001
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Stimulated by its industry contacts, MARIN has started two new JIP initiatives: 'Offloading Operability' (offloading from FPSOs) and 'FPSO Roll' ...
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Deepwater exploration and production solutions
1 Apr 2001
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Since the opening of the new Offshore Basin in July 2000, the offshore industry has shown overwhelming interest in its unique wind, wave and current ...
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Green Water Susceptibility of North Sea FPSO/FSUs
1 Dec 2000
The UK Health & Safety Executive recently undertook a study with BOMEL and MARIN to investigate the exposure of North Sea FPSO/FSUs to green water ...
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In the Offshore Basin, current affairs are the order of the day
1 Jun 2000
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The offshore market is searching for reserves in ever deeper waters, a reality which makes the need for pin-point accurate current generation in a ...
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Storms at the click of a switch
1 Jun 2000
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Model tests have invariably tried to simulate the forces of nature, of wind, wave and currents - the rule-ofthumb
being the more reliable the ...
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Before the great flood
1 Jun 2000
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The technological trend offshore has been to search in increasingly deep waters Ð but even from a model scale perspective, this can be hard to ...
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The effect of bow flare angle on FPSO green water loading
14 Feb 2000
In this paper green water at the bow of weathervaning FPSOs is investigated. The strongly non-linear relative wave motions at the bow can come above ...
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Model Test Challenges for Deep Water Floaters
1 Dec 1999
Within a relatively short time, floating production systems have been accepted by the offshore industry as reliable and economic solutions for oil ...
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Green water from the side of a weathervaning FPSO
11 Jul 1999
In the paper the relative wave motions along the side of a weathervaning FPSO are investigated. In non-collinear directions of wind, waves and ...
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Features of the State-of-the-Art Deepwater Offshore Basin
1 May 1999
Reliable model testing for deep water requires the controlled modeling of wind, waves and current in time and space to achieve a realistic and ...
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Hydrodynamic Research Topics for DP Semi Submersibles
1 May 1999
The study of the behavior of dynamically positioned semi submersibles in the time domain can deliver important information on the positioning ...
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A nonlinear 3-D approach to simulate GREEN WATER dynamics on deck
1 Jan 1999
This paper presents a numerical method to predict the 3-D flow of water on deck and resulting loads using the shallow water equations. The numerical ...
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Model Test Techniques for Deep Water Moorings
1 Oct 1998
Why does a research institute build a new deep water model basin in 2000? Would it not be better to invest only in the development of new numerical ...
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A new method for the prediction of non-linear relative wave motions
1 Jan 1998
The problem of green water on the bow decks of floating offshore production units in large survival waves is an important design problem. An ...
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An Investigation into the Numerical Simulation of Green Water
1 Jan 1997
Naval ships as well as floating offshore units can suffer serious damage due to green water loading. In recent model test research at MARIN the ...
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The Influence of the Bow Shape of FPSOs on Drift Forces and Green Water
1 May 1996
In this paper the influence of the bow shape of FPSOS on drift forces and green water loading is studied. Use is made of the results of model tests ...
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The Impact of Green Water on FPSO Design
1 May 1995
For weather-vaning turret moored FPSO's in survival conditions the bow is always exposed to the wave action. When the waves come above the ...