Serge Toxopeus
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Introduction
Serge graduated in 1996 at the Ship Hydromechanics Department of Delft University of Technology with a Master's thesis on the dynamic stability and manoeuvring of planing ships. He has worked at MARIN since first in the Ships Manoeuvring Department with main tasks the development and improvement of mathematical manoeuvring models for surface ships and submarines and the assessment of the manoeuvrability of ships using simulations and model tests. He was actively involved in commercial projects for about eight years.Since 2007 Serge has been working at the RD department of MARIN and finished his PhD in 2011 on the practical application of CFD for the manoeuvring of ships. For several years he was Research Coordinator for Manoeuvring and Nautical Studies and is the Team leader of the RD CFD development team.
Expertise areas
Publications
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Assessment of Lattice-Boltzmann velocity set and floating-point precision for ship airwake analysis compared to RANS–LES and experiment
9 Mar 2025
All modern naval fleets operate ship-based aircraft and rotorcraft, and perform ship deck landings regularly. Despite its frequency and commonality, ...
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Estimation of Discretization Errors in Viscous Flow Simulations Based on the RANS Equations: Wall-Resolved Versus Wall-Functions
6 Feb 2025
In the present paper, we focus on the simulation of viscous flows at high Reynolds numbers using the Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) ...
Magazine
NOTUS - a Dutch collaboration in the field of naval ships and aerial drone operations
17 Dec 2024
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been a mainstay technology among the military and navies in particular. However, because drone developments ...
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Non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers in high reynolds number flow at incompressible conditions: effects of streamline curvature and three dimensionality
28 Aug 2024
The physics and computational prediction of turbulent boundary layer flow over axisymmetric and three-dimensional bodies are examined. Three cases ...
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On the physical structure, modelling and computation-based prediction of two-dimensional, smooth-wall turbulent boundary layers subjected to streamwise pressure gradients
19 Aug 2024
This paper reports on the recent NATO Advanced Vehicle Technology (AVT) effort associated with smooth-wall two-dimensional turbulent boundary layer ...
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A Verification and Validation Study of RANS Based Roughness Models at Model and Full Scale Reynolds Numbers
8 Jul 2024
Most flows that occur in naval applications exhibit large Reynolds numbers (Re > 107), which means that roughness elements need to be extremely ...
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Reynolds Effects on Submarine Stern Plane Efficiency and Stall using Wall-Resolved CFD
8 Jul 2024
This paper studies the forces and moments and flow around the well-known BB2 generic submarine hull form, in manoeuvring conditions at Reynolds ...
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Evaluation of Boundary Conditions for Realistic Ship Airwakes Using a GPU-Accelerated Lattice-Boltzmann Solver Compared to High-Fidelity RANS–LES and Experiments
8 Jul 2024
Recent studies have shown that the mid-fidelity computationally-efficient lattice-Boltzmann method (LBM) may be a good alternative to traditional ...
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Comparison of full-scale PIV measurements with CFD simulations of a ship propeller inflow
8 Jul 2024
Flow around the ship's hull and specifically the inflow conditions of the propeller(s) critically influence the propeller efficiency and ...
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Performing and Documenting Flow Simulations and Experiments of Roll-Decay Tests and the Comparison of their Results
8 Jul 2024
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of rolldecay tests are performed for roll amplitudes in the range 2o a o of the KRISO Container Ship ...
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Errors and uncertainties in CFD validation for non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layer flows at high Reynolds numbers
30 May 2024
NATO AVT-RTG-349 was dedicated to the validation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods based on the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) ...
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Effects of roughness on non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers
28 May 2024
The effects of roughness were considered as part of a NATO Advanced Vehicle Technology effort titled ‘Non-Equilibrium Turbulent Boundary Layers at ...
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CFD analysis of the full-scale resistance of an oil tanker in presence of a mud–water interface
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 ...
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Using validation metrics to assess RANS turbulence models performance at full scale Reynolds numbers
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 ...
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Simulation of a wave impact using ReFRESCO pressure-based compressible-incompressible flow solver
15 Oct 2023
ReFRESCO is a flow solver (Klaij et al., 2018) developed with maritime applications in mind. Therefore, in its original formulation, single and ...
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Verification of a Pressure-Based Compressible Flow Solver
17 Aug 2023
This paper presents Solution Verification exercises with the pressure-based compressible flow solver ReFRESCO for five test cases available in the ...
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Comparison of RANS Turbulence Models for the Simulation of Smooth Wall Boundary-Layers in Pressure Gradients at Moderate and High Reynolds Numbers
26 Jun 2023
In this work, our focus is to assess the effect of the Reynolds number on the performance of six different RANS turbulence models in the simulation ...
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Attaining the Asymptotic Range in RANS Simulations
17 May 2023
In engineering simulations involving turbulent fluid flows, the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations are still the most common ...
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Influence of Interpolation Scheme on the Accuracy of Overset Method for Computing Rudder-Propeller Interaction
1 Mar 2023
The overset method and associated interpolation schemes are usually thoroughly verified only on synthetic or academic test cases for which ...
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Application of a maritime CFD code to a benchmark problem for non-Newtonian fluids: the flow around a sphere
7 Dec 2022
The ship’s resistance and manoeuvrability in shallow waters can be adversely influenced by the presence of fluid mud layers on the seabed of ports ...
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On the Simulation of Turbulent Flows over Rough Walls Using the RANS Equations
16 Oct 2022
The simulation of turbulent flows over rough walls remains one of the big challenges for computational fluid dynamics, Patel [1998]. For this type ...
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Submarine hydrodynamics for off-design conditions
28 Sep 2022
Traditionally, submarine hydrodynamic design has focussed mainly on requirements regarding operational range, powering performance and manoeuvring ...
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Ship Hydrodynamics Knowhow derived from Computational Tools - Some Examples
4 Sep 2022
This paper discusses how the use of today’s computational tools can lead to a quick advance of the field of ship hydrodynamics, by answering long ...
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Validation of the resistance of a plate moving through mud - CFD modelling and towing tank experiments
15 Aug 2022
When investigating the effect of muddy seabeds on marine vessels using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software, one challenge is to adequately ...
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On the Simulation of Statistically Unsteady Flows with the RANS Equations
11 Jul 2022
Many engineering applications are still based on the solution of the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations that require the definition of ...
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Assessment of Numerical and Modeling Errors of RANS-based Transition Models for Low-Reynolds Number 2-D Flows
26 Jun 2022
In this paper we report the outcome of selected workshops organized as part of the NATO Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT)-313 activity Incompressible ...
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A technique for efficient computation of steady yaw manoeuvres using CFD
14 Jun 2022
Hydrodynamic loads acting on a ship can nowadays be reliably obtained from Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques. In particular for the ...
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Comparison of the V&V10.1 and V&V20 Modeling Error Quantification Procedures for the V&V10.1 Example
1 Jun 2022
The determination of the transverse tip deflection of an elastic, hollow, tapered, cantilever, box beam under a uniform loading applied over half ...
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Predicting Transition for the 6:1 Prolate Spheroid Using the RANS Equations
3 Jan 2022
The incorporation of the effects of laminar-to-turbulent transition in CFD has become a topic of growing importance, due to the inability of well ...
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Computations of the BeVERLI Hill Three-dimensional Separating Flow Model Validation Cases
3 Jan 2022
The BeVERLI (Benchmark Validation Experiment for RANS/LES Investigations) Hill project aims at producing a detailed experimental database of ...
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Modeling of high-Re, incompressible, non-equilibrium, rough-wall boundary layers for naval applications under NATO-AVT349
3 Jan 2022
This paper discusses the modeling activity of the NATO-STO Research Task Group AVT-349. The aim of this group is to improve the understanding and ...
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Assessment of Discretization Uncertainty Estimators Based on Grid Refinement Studies
1 Dec 2021
This paper presents the assessment of the performance of nine discretization uncertainty estimates based on grid refinement studies including ...
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The resistance of a plate moving through mud - experiments and simulations
11 Oct 2021
Safe navigation in restricted areas is ensured, among others, by setting a minimum under keel clearance (UKC), which is the distance between the ...
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And…Action! Setting the Scene for Accurate Visual CFD Comparisons Using Ray Tracing
28 Sep 2021
Increased graphical capabilities of contemporary computer hardware make ray tracing possible for a much wider range of applications. In science, and ...
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Submarine Hydrodynamics For Off-Design Conditions
2 Jun 2021
Traditionally, submarine hydrodynamic design has focussed mainly on requirements regarding operational range, powering performance and manoeuvring ...
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Code Verification of Non-Newtonian Fluid Solvers for Single- and Two-Phase Laminar Flows
1 Jun 2021
The presence of complex fluids in nature and industrial applications combined with the rapid growth of computer power over the past decades has led ...
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Discretization Error Estimation in Subsonic, Transonic and Supersonic Flows of an Inviscid Fluid over a Bump
19 May 2021
This paper presents a solution verification exercise for the simulation of subsonic, transonic and supersonic flows of an inviscid fluid over a ...
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Solution Verification Studies of a Pressure-Based Compressible Flow Solver
11 Jan 2021
Although considering the fluid to be incompressible is a common and valid approximation in most hydrodynamic simulations, certain phenomena like ...
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Verification of BDF Time-Integration Method with Variable Step Size
11 Jan 2021
Solution methods for systems of ordinary differential equations with variable step size base their choice for the step size on (an estimate of) the ...
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Code Verification of a Pressure-Based Solver for Subsonic Compressible Flows
29 Oct 2020
Although most flows in maritime applications can be modeled as incompressible, for certain phenomena like sloshing, slamming, and cavitation, this ...
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Overview of the 2018 Workshop on Iterative Errors in Unsteady Flow Simulations
1 Jun 2020
Two workshops were held at the ASME V&V Symposiums of 2017 and 2018 dedicated to Iterative Errors in Unsteady Flow Simulations. The focus was on the ...
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On the Interpretation and Scope of the V&V 20 Standard for Verification and Validation in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
20 May 2020
The goal of this paper is to summarize and clarify the scope and interpretation of the validation procedure presented in the V&V20-2009 ASME ...
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On the Role of Discretization Errors in the Quantification of Parameter Uncertainties
20 May 2020
The independence of numerical and parameter uncertainties is investigated for the flow around the KVLCC2 tanker at Re = 4.6 × 106 using the ...
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AVT-301 Workshop on hydrodynamic flow around a submarine at straight flight and at incidence
7 Oct 2019
CFD techniques and HPC resources have now advanced to a level that time-dependent simulations of manoeuvring partially- or fully-submerged bodies ...
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Dissecting the aerodynamics of Morpho butterfly flight using various turbulence models
1 Oct 2019
Morpho butterflies are among the largest flying insects, boasting a wing that can reach 20 centimetres in span. Such characteristic allows these ...
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Shallow-water effects in ship model testing and at full scale
1 Oct 2019
This paper addresses shallow-water ship model testing, and the determination of water depth effects on ship resistance. It is shown how effects of ...
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Assessing ReFRESCO Compressible Single Phase Flow Solver Numerical Robustness
30 Sep 2019
For must numerical simulations done in naval and offshore applications considering the fluids to be incompressible is a valid and reasonable ...
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Estimating Berthing Performance of Twin Shaft Ship by means of CFD
22 Sep 2019
Estimating ship low-speed manoeuvrability is a crucial and challeng-ing task especially in early design sign stage. It is essential in case of ...
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Evaluation of RANS and SRS methods for simulation of the flow around a circular cylinder in the sub-critical regime
3 Jul 2019
This work investigates the modelling accuracy of distinct Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations and Scale-Resolving Simulation (SRS) ...
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Code to code comparison for the simulation of the flow around the NACA 23012 airfoil
1 Jul 2019
This paper presents the simulation of the two-dimensional flow of an incompressible fluid around the NACA 23012 airfoil. The selected angle of ...
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Numerical Errors in Unsteady Flow Simulations
7 Jun 2019
This article discusses numerical errors in unsteady flow simulations, which may include round-off, statistical, iterative, and time and space ...
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Numerical and parameter uncertainties - are they independent?
17 May 2019
In the Validation procedure proposed by the ASME V&V 20 Standard, the quantification of the modeling error of mathematical models solved by ...
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Application of a coupled level set and volume of fluid method for unsteady simulations with an unstructured flow solver
13 May 2019
In this paper, a Coupled Level Set and Volume of Fluid surface capturing method is evaluated alongside the standard Volume of Fluid method against ...
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Assessment of Computational Fluid Dynamic for Surface Combatant 5415 at Straight Ahead and Static Drift β = 20 deg
1 May 2019
Collaboration is described on assessment of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) predictions for surface combatant model 5415 at static drift ...
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Bank effects for KVLCC2
1 Mar 2019
A study is presented on ship–bank interaction effects in which viscous-flow solvers are used to predict the hydrodynamic forces and moments on the ...
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CFD, potential flow and system-based simulations of fully appended free running 5415M in calm water and waves
4 Dec 2018
The seakeeping ability of ships is one of the aspects that needs to be assessed during the design phase of ships. Traditionally, potential flow ...
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Application of the SIMPLE Algorithm to a Manufactured Subsonic Flow
30 Sep 2018
In general, numerical flow simulations in naval and offshore industries consider the fluids to be incompressible, i.e., with constant density. ...
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Code Verification exercise for 2D Poiseuille flow with non-Newtonian fluid
30 Sep 2018
Safe navigation in port and waterways is ensured by setting a minimum distance between the ship’s keel and the bottom, known as the under keel ...
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Evaluation of a Coupled Level Set and Volume of Fluid Method for Unstructured Meshes
30 Sep 2018
A model for free surface flows has been developped for fully unstructured CFD solvers, coupling a Volume of Fluid (VOF) method (Hirt et al. 1981) ...
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On the Role of Iterative Errors in Unsteady Flow Simulations
30 Sep 2018
Simulation of (statistically) unsteady flows is no longer an exceptional task in Engineering applications. For wall bounded (turbulent) flows at ...
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Code Verification Exercise of a Navier-Stokes Solver for Compressible Flows in the Laminar and Subsonic Regimes
3 Oct 2017
Many of the flows of interest to the naval and offshore industries deal with fluids that are usually assumed to be incompressible, i.e. their ...
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A Verification and Validation Study of CFD Simulations for the Flow Around A Tug
3 Oct 2017
An important vessel for the operational process in a harbour is the tug, a vessel built for the specific purpose of quickly manoeuvring larger ...
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RANS-based full-scale power predictions for a general cargo vessel, and comparison with sea-trial results
15 May 2017
Blind self-propulsion predictions for the 2016 LR Workshop on Ship Scale Hydrodynamic Computer Simulation have been carried out to simulate the full ...
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On The Design Of Block Preconditioners For Maritime Engineering
15 May 2017
The iterative error can be an important part of the total numerical error of any Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation when the iterative ...
Magazine
Submarine hydrodynamics - from concept to operations
22 Nov 2016
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Over the last decade, the research capabilities for submarines have increased significantly. MARIN answers hydrodynamic questions from the early ...
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Study on the onset and development of the three-dimensional separation around a diamond wing with incompressible flow solvers
1 Oct 2016
One of the challenges in simulating aerodynamic flows is the accurate prediction of onset and progression of separation. In earlier STO research, it ...
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Calculation of hydrodynamic interaction forces on a ship entering a Lock using CFD
23 May 2016
Estimation of hydrodynamic interaction forces experienced by a ship entering a lock plays an important role in the initial design phase of the lock. ...
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A computational study of the flow around the KVLCC2 model hull at straight ahead conditions and at drift
15 May 2016
The flow around the KVLCC2 model tanker hull at 0°, 12° and 30° drift is investigated using classical Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) models ...
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On code verification of RANS solvers
1 Apr 2016
This article discusses Code Verification of Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) solvers that rely on face based finite volume discretizations for ...
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KCS Added Resistance for Variable Heading
1 Dec 2015
Experiments, CFD and PF studies are performed for the KCS containership advancing at Froude number 0.26 in calm water and regular waves. The ...
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Bank Effects for KVLCC2
5 Nov 2015
A study is presented on ship-bank interaction effects in which viscous-flow solvers are used to predict the hydrodynamic forces and moments on the ...
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Experiments and Computations for KCS Added Resistance for Variable Heading
5 Nov 2015
Experiments, CFD and PF studies are performed for the KCS containership advancing at Froude number 0.26 in calm water and regular waves. The ...
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Verification and Validation of CFD for Surface Combatant 5415 for Straight Ahead and 20 Degree Static Drift Conditions
5 Nov 2015
Collaboration is described on verification and validation of CFD for surface combatant model 5415 for static drift β=0 and 20 degrees using recent ...
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CFD and Potential Flow Simulations of Fully Appended Free Running 5415M in Irregular Waves
5 Nov 2015
The capabilities of CFD and PF methods are assessed for course keeping of 5415M advancing at a Froude number of 0.248 in irregular waves with ...
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Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Flow Characteristics of the KVLCC2 at 30° Drift Angle
3 Nov 2015
Investigations of flow characteristics around ship hulls at large drift angle are very important for understanding the motion behavior of ships ...
Magazine
MARIN assists clients in improving the hydrodynamic performance of submarines
21 Aug 2015
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Numerical computations are increasingly used to assess submarine designs.
Magazine
Calculation of ship-ship and ship-port structure internaction using CFD
21 Aug 2015
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Carrying out fast and reliable calculations of hydrodynamic interaction forces is a vital part of MARIN's work. A recent project highlights this.
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On The Numerical Requirements Of RANS And Hybrid Turbulence Models
16 Jun 2015
The evaluation of different mathematical models for the prediction of turbulent flows depends on the ability to reduce the numerical error to ...
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CFD, Potential Flow and System-Based Simulations of Fully Appended Free Running 5415M in Calm Water and Waves
16 Jun 2015
The seakeeping ability of ships is one of the aspects that needs to be assessed during the design phase of ships. Traditionally, potential flow ...
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Chaotic Linear Equation-System Solvers For Unsteady CFD
15 Jun 2015
A Chaotic Iterative Method, which is a form of totally asynchronous linear equation-system solver, is implemented within an open-source framework. ...
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Verification of Solutions in Unsteady Flows
11 May 2015
This presentation discusses the Verification of Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) computations.
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Incompressible flow calculations around a diamond wing
30 Mar 2015
One of the challenges in simulating aerodynamic flows is the accurate prediction of onset and progression of separation. In earlier STO research, it ...
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Incompressible flow calculations of blunt leading edge separation for a 53 degree swept diamond wing
5 Jan 2015
One of the challenges in simulating aerodynamic flows is the accurate prediction of onset and progression of separation. In earlier STO research, it ...
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A Computational Study of the Flow around the KVLCC2 Model Hull at Straight Ahead Conditions and at Drift
2 Nov 2014
The flow around the KVLCC2 model tanker hull at 0°, 12° and 30° drift is here investigated using classical Reynoldsaveraged Navier-Stokes (RANS) ...
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Numerical Uncertainty Estimation in Maritime CFD Applications
22 Jul 2014
The results of a numerical uncertainty estimation procedure are presented for a variety of industrial CFD applications with a finite volume RaNS ...
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Improvement Of Resistance And Wake Field Of An Underwater Vehicle By Optimising The Fin-Body Junction Flow With CFD
8 Jun 2014
To control underwater vehicles appendages such as rudders or fins are generally used. These appendages induce added resistance and deteriorate the ...
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Code Verification of ReFRESCO with a Statistically Periodic Manufactured Solution
8 Jun 2014
This paper presents a Code Verification study performed with the unsteady ensemble-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) solver ReFRESCO using the Method ...
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Adaptive Mesh Refinement in Viscous Flow Solvers - Refinement in the Near-wall Region, Implementation and Verification
2 Sep 2013
MARIN's viscous flow code ReFRESCO is used in a daily routine to analyze the flow around offshore constructions, ships and propellers. ReFRESCO ...
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Optimisation of Resistance and Towed Stability of an Offshore Going Barge With CFD
17 Jun 2013
For the transport of large structures over sea, offshore going barges are one of the preferred means of transportation. The resistance and towed ...
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Investigation of water depth and basin wall effects on KVLCC2 in manoeuvring motion using viscous-flow calculations
21 May 2013
The objective of the NATO AVT-161 working group is to assess the capability of computational tools to aid in the design of air, land and sea ...
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Viscous-Flow Calculations For KVLCC2 In Deep And Shallow Water
1 May 2013
In the SIMMAN 2008 workshop, the capability of CFD tools to predict the flow around manoeuvring ships has been investigated. It was decided to ...
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A computational study of shallow-water effects on ship viscous resistance
27 Aug 2012
Double-body viscous flow computations have been made for 4 ships of very different proportions, for model and full scale, each in several water ...
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Collaborative CFD Exercise for a Submarine in a Steady Turn
3 Jul 2012
The application of viscous-flow solvers to calculate the forces on ship hulls in oblique motion has been studied for a long time. However, only a ...
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Workshop On Verification And Validation Of CFD For Offshore Flows
1 Jul 2012
This document introduces the Workshop on Verification and Validation (V&V) of CFD for Offshore Flows, to be held during OMAE2012. It presents a ...
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SIMPLE-type preconditioners for cell-centered, colocated finite volume discretization of incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations
1 May 2012
This paper contains a comparison of four SIMPLE‐type methods used as solver and as preconditioner for the iterative solution of the ...
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Manoeuvring and Seakeeping Tests for 5415M
12 Oct 2011
In this paper, an extensive measurement campaign conducted within the WEAG THALES project will be presented. During this project, free sailing ...
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Viscous-Flow Calculations For KVLCC2 In Manoeuvring Motion In Deep And Shallow Water
12 Oct 2011
The objective of the NATO AVT-161 working group is to assess the capability of computational tools to aid in the design of air, land and sea ...
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CFD, potential flow, and system-based simulations of course keeping in calm water and seakeeping in regular waves for 5415m
12 Oct 2011
CFD, potential flow and system-based methods are validated for ship course keeping in calm water and seakeeping in waves. In calm water, a ...
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Viscous-Flow Calculations For KVLCC2 In Deep And Shallow Water
28 Sep 2011
In the SIMMAN 2008 workshop, the capability of CFD tools to predict the fow around manoeuvring ships has been investigated. It was decided to ...
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Adaptive Mesh Refinement In MARIN's Viscous Flow Solver ReFRESCO - Implementation And Application To Steady Flow
28 Sep 2011
Currently MARIN’s viscous flow solver ReFRESCO is being improved by adding an adaptive meshing strategy. The method considers the mesh as an ...
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Viscous Flow Effects Of Passing Ships In Ports
20 Jun 2011
This paper presents a method to compute the effect of passing ships on moored ships. The method is in principle based on the method originally ...
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Practical Application of Viscous-flow Calculations for the Simulation of Manoeuvring Ships
9 May 2011
The present work was initiated in order to improve traditional manoeuvring simulations based on empirical equations to model the forces and moments ...
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On the modeling of passing ship effects
22 Apr 2011
This paper presents a method to compute the effect of passing ships on moored ships. The method is in principle based on the method originally ...
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Using CFD Calculations To Improve Predictions Of Ship Manoeuvres
22 Mar 2011
Manoeuvring simulation programs are generally based on empiric formulae derived from databases consisting of model test results obtained in the ...
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Calculation of bottom clearance effects on Walrus submarine hydrodynamics
31 Dec 2010
Due to changes in operations, the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) is operating its submarines increasingly in brown water regions (i.e., waters with ...
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A Verification And Validation Exercise For The Flow Over A Backward Facing Step
14 Jun 2010
This paper presents Solution Verification and Validation exercises for the flow over a backward facing step. Two completely different flow solvers ...
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Code Verification, Solution Verification And Validation In RANS Solvers
6 Jun 2010
The maturing of CFD codes for practical calculations of complex turbulent flows implies the need to establish the credibility of the results by ...
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Calculation Of Manoeuvring Forces On Submarines Using Two Viscous-Flow Solvers
6 Jun 2010
Submersibles used for exploration, maintenance and naval warfare have to be both manoeuvrable and easy to control. Simulation of the trajectory for ...
Magazine
New stereo-PIV system proves a valuable tool for flow measurements
24 Dec 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is an advanced measuring technique for obtaining 3D velocity information in a plane. PIV can be used to ...
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Near-wall profiles of mean flow and turbulence quantities predicted by eddy-viscosity turbulence models
1 Jul 2009
This paper presents for the simple flow over a flat plate the near-wall profiles of mean flow and turbulence quantities determined with seven ...
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Calculation Of Current Or Manoeuvring Forces Using A Viscous-Flow Solver
1 Jun 2009
To investigate the capabilities of using a viscous-flow solver to calculate current or manoeuvring forces on ship hulls, calculations have been ...
Magazine
FreSCo successfully predicts flow around submarine hull
29 Jan 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
Safety of a submarine and its crew is paramount. To understand and predict a submarine's behaviour in extreme conditions, insight into hydrodynamics ...
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Viscous-flow calculations for bare hull DARPA SUBOFF submarine at incidence
17 Dec 2008
As part of a multi-nation study regarding CFD validation, conducted by the Submarine Hydrodynamics Working Group, viscous-flow calculations on the ...
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The numerical friction line
1 Nov 2008
This paper presents a study on the numerical calculation of the friction resistance coefficient of an infinitely thin plate as a function of the ...
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Deriving mathematical manoeuvring models for bare ship hulls using viscous flow calculations
23 Jul 2008
To assess the manoeuvrability of ships at the early design stage, reliable simulation models are required. Traditionally, these tools have used ...
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Comparison of manoeuvring simulation programs for SIMMAN test cases
14 Apr 2008
This paper presents comparisons of manoeuvring predictions using several in-house manoeuvring simulation programs available at MARIN. Predictions ...
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Deriving mathematical manoeuvring models for bare hull ships using viscous-flow calculations
23 Jun 2007
In the present paper, the work conducted by the author regarding efficient determination of hydrodynamic coefficients for manoeuvring ships within ...
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Verification of RANS solvers with manufactured solutions
30 May 2007
This paper discusses code verification of Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) solvers with the method of manufactured solutions (MMS). Examples ...
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Calculation of hydrodynamic manoeuvring coefficients using viscous-flow calculations
4 Oct 2006
In the present paper, the work conducted by the author regarding implementation and improvement of efficient calculation of hydrodynamic ...
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Validation of slender-body method for prediction of linear manoeuvring coefficients using experiments and viscous-flowcalculations
4 Oct 2006
This paper presents the validation of the prediction of linear manoeuvring coefficients by a state-of-the-art fast-time simulation model by using ...
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On the relation between flow behaviour and the lateral force distribution acting on a ship in oblique motion
1 Mar 2006
This paper presents the results of a research project focussed on the simulation of the viscous flow fields around five vessels sailing at a ...
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Calculation of the flow around the KVLCC2M tanker
2 Dec 2005
The flow around the double-body KVLCC2M tanker is computed in grids with H-O topology. First the zerodrift angle case is considered. Two turbulence ...
Magazine
CFD versus model tests, which one will be the winner?
1 Sep 2005
Reading time 6 minutes
IHC, Ballast HAM (now Van Oord), Boskalis and MARIN, initiated the HOppers in Shallow WAter (HOSWA) project
when they realised there may be a glut ...
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Project Energy-saving air-Lubricated Ships (PELS)
23 May 2005
For the majority of current ships sailing, the dominant part of the resistance is due to friction with the surrounding water, see the grey area in ...
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Verification and validation of calculations of the viscous flow around KVLCC2M in oblique motion
1 Mar 2005
Viscous-flow calculations have been conducted for the KVLCC2M hull form in oblique motion. Several different drift angles were considered in this ...
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Validation of calculations of the viscous flow around a ship in oblique motion
26 Oct 2004
The capability of the viscous-flow solver PARNASSOS to simulate the flow around a ship in steady oblique motion has been studied. To obtain insight ...
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Simulation and validation of the viscous flow around the Series 60 hull form at 10° drift angle
5 Oct 2004
This paper presents viscous-flow calculations conducted on the Series 60 hull form sailing at a drift angle. In order to examine the reliability of ...
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A Verification Exercise for Two 2-D Steady Incompressible Turbulent Flows
1 Aug 2004
This paper presents the main results of a detailed Verification study performed for two 2-D, steady, incompressible, turbulent flows taken from the ...
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Hydrodynamics of large motor yachts - Past experience and future developments
1 Jun 2004
The paper reviews the trends in tested designs over the last 15 years and highlights the lessons learned in the course of a long history of tests at ...
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Propeller - diesel engine interaction in a turn
16 Mar 2004
In this paper the simulation results of a ship mobility model are presented. This model consists of an elaborate propulsion model (diesel engine, ...
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Manoeuvring assessment in concept ship design
2 Jun 2003
The art of ship design is to find the best design compromise suitable for the ship's task and its operations, taking the performance, initial ...
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Manoeuvring of megayachts - performance through model testing
30 Sep 2002
For luxury motor yachts, aesthetics, comfort and operability are of major moortance. Designers and shipyards have to meet the challenge of reali ...
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Manoeuvring aspects of fast ships with pods
14 Sep 2002
Currently an increasing number of modern ships is equipped with podded propulsors. Advantages are the possibility to use a diesel-electric ...
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An Evaluation of Verification Procedures for CFD Applications
8 Jul 2002
The study presented in this paper is a contribution to the establishment of a reliable procedure for verification of numerical simulations of ...
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Mission based hydrodynamic design of a hydrographic survey vessel
16 Sep 2001
This paper presents the requirements and design for a new hydrographic survey vessel for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN). Based on the mission of ...
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The effect of bowshape on the seakeeping performance of a fast monohull
4 Sep 2001
In the earlier publications on the Enlarged Ship Concept (ESC) attention has already been given to the possibilities of improving the seakeeping ...
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Queen of the North Atlantic
1 Apr 2001
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In succession to their famous passenger liners Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, Cunard Line has developed plans for another fast ocean liner, Queen ...
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A Tug & barge system for sea and river service
1 Oct 2000
In 1997, Marine Heavy Lift Partners (MHLP) and the consultancy firm MARVECO discussed with the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) the ...
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Challenge of the shallows
1 Jun 2000
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In decreasing water depths, resistance and propulsion characteristics change significantly, as do a ship's steering and manoeuvring characteristics. ...
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Hydrodynamic manoeuvring aspects of planing craft
1 Sep 1998
To get a better insight in hydrodynamic forces and moments acting on a planing hull during a manoeuvre in the horizontal plane oscillation runs have ...
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Computerized PMM approach for Esso Osaka
1 Sep 1998
For the investigation of the manoeuvring behaviour of surface ships MARIN has developed a computerised Planar Motion Mechanism system (PMM) that can ...
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Prediction of crabbing in the early design stage
1 Sep 1998
Crabbing is the ability of ships to move sideways without having a forward speed. Crabbing can be induced by the use of a combination of main ...
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Dynamic stability of planing ships
1 Feb 1997
At present, most of the dynamic research on planing ships has been directed towards analysing the ship's motions in either the 3-DOF (Degrees ...
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The Effect of Mud on Tanker Manoeuvres
1 Apr 1983
In 1976 the Netherlands Ministry of Transport and Public Works ordered the Netherlands Ship Model Basin to investigate the effect of a layer of mud ...
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Manoeuvring Large Ships in Shallow Water-II
1 Jul 1973
This paper is a sequel to the author's paper under the same title published in the April issue of the Journal. Please see it here.The first ...
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Manoeuvring Large Ships in Shallow Water-I
1 Apr 1973
Dr. J. P. Hooft who is a Vice-President of the Netherlands Ship Model Basin at Wageningen, discusses the hydrodynamic forces which act upon a large ...
