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Robert Heerink

Senior Project Manager

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Publications
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Nevesbu HVDC Substation concept model tests at MARIN

29 Mar 2024

According to expectations, 1,800 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy will be generated by 2050 worldwide, of which 250 GW will be produced by ...
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MARIN investigates VIM response of semi-submersible floaters

20 Dec 2023

MARIN develops a novel co-simulation approach to assess the effect of mooring and risers on the Vortex Induced Motion (VIM) response of a ...
Paper
Investigating the Effect of Damping Originating from Mooring and Risers on the VIM Response of a Semi-Submersible Floater Using Coupled CFD-Time-Domain Simulations

1 May 2023

The Vortex Induced Motion (VIM) response of multi-column semi-submersible floaters may have a significant impact on the predicted fatigue life of ...
Magazine
Highly efficient Tension Leg Platform design, testing and analysis

30 Apr 2015

Reading time 6 minutes

MARIN tested HessÕ Stampede Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in the Offshore Basin in waves, wind and current in 2014. A thorough, 30-day test programme ...
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Efforts to improve the modelling of thrusters continue

14 Apr 2013

Reading time 3 minutes

MARIN uses thrusters in many projects. For a typical model scale, around 1:50 to 1:60, relatively small thrusters are required. Thrusters for these ...
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Multiple scales give maximum insight

24 Apr 2009

Reading time 6 minutes

In the process of evaluating an offshore structure during its design or while in operation, model tests, simulations and offshore (full-scale) ...
Magazine
ComFLOW used for green water assessment Ningaloo Vision FPSO

24 Apr 2009

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MARIN has been awarded a contract by Prosafe Production Services Pte Ltd to perform a numerical study for the green water assessment of the Ningaloo ...