Tom van Terwisga
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Simulation workflow for flexible marine propellers
23 Oct 2024
This study demonstrates the use of a simulation workflow to perform FSI simulations for a flexible C4-40 propeller of various material stiffnesses ...
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The roles of individual force components on the capture mechanism of bubbles around a vortical flow
1 Oct 2024
The mechanism of bubble capture in a vortical flow is investigated using a Lagrangian bubble tracking method. The motion of bubbles and the factors ...
Magazine
Manoeuvring and seakeeping with wind propulsion
29 Mar 2024
The market introduction of wind propulsion continues to accelerate with the fleet of commercial ships equipped doubling in the last year.And if you ...
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The Resolved and Unresolved Issues and Phenomena in Numerical Modelling of Air Cavity Closure Using a Scale-Resolving Method
15 Oct 2023
The current International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) strategy for the shipping industry aims to reach net-zero GHG emissions ...
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Exciting a cavitating tip vortex with synthetic inflow turbulence - A CFD analysis of vortex kinematics, dynamics and sound generation
15 Jun 2022
Cavitating tip vortices are one of the main contributors to underwater radiated noise (URN). To predict URN and evaluate propeller designs, it is ...
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Cavitation erosion risk assessment on a full-scale steerable thruster
1 May 2022
Propeller cavitation erosion prediction at an early design stage is becoming more and more important since it is one of the key constraints in the ...
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On the use of synthetic inflow turbulence for scale-resolving simulations of wetted and cavitating flows
15 May 2021
The Delft Twist 11 Hydrofoil is a common test case for investigating the interaction between turbulence and cavitation modelling in computational ...
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Evaluation of Scale-Resolving Simulations for a Turbulent Channel Flow
20 Jun 2020
Different variable resolution turbulence modelling approaches (Hybrid, Bridging models and LES) are evaluated for turbulent channel flow at Reτ=395, ...
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Exploring the limits of RANS-VoF modelling for aircavity flows
16 Apr 2020
BACKGROUND: Air lubrication techniques have the potential to significantly reduce frictional drag, benefiting sustainable employability of ships. ...
Magazine
Propulsion design
1 Jun 2019
Reading time 9 minutes
In the year 2030, the French Naval Architect Monique Lorand was tasked to optimise a preliminary ship design in only 24 hours - a task deemed ...
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Pans simulations - low versus high Reynolds number approach
13 May 2019
Different approaches for specifying the ratio of modelled-to-total dissipation (fε) in the PANS model, based on the k−ω SST ...
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Analysis of Hydrofoil Cavitation using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition
3 Oct 2017
Cavitation is the change of phase from liquid to vapor when the pressure falls below the saturation pressure. For marine propellers, occurrence of ...
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On the Turbulence Modelling for an Air Cavity Interface
3 Oct 2017
The use of air lubrication techniques can significantly reduce a ship’s fuel consumption. One of the most promising techniques applicable to ships ...
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Modelling of the Plume of a Submerged Exhaust System
3 Oct 2017
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) currently operates four diesel-electric Walrus class submarines. The submarines sail submerged on electric engines ...
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Hydrodynamic working principles of Energy Saving Devices in ship propulsion systems
22 Jun 2017
Throughout the years, many types of Energy Saving Devices (ESDs) have been introduced to the naval industry, each claiming to achieve several ...
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Numerical Study Of Cavitation On A NACA0015 Hydrofoil - Solution Verification
15 May 2017
The present paper analyses a series of Computational Fluid Dynamic simulations of the cavitating flow around a two-dimensional NACA0015 foil. The ...
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Finite Mass Transfer Effects in Cavitation Modelling
3 Oct 2016
One of the key aspects classifying the various approaches in numerical simulation of cavitating flows is the equilibrium flow assumption. It states ...
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Influence of grid setup on the prediction of hydrofoil cavitation
3 Oct 2016
The objective of this work is to evaluate the effect of two different grid types when they are used to simulate cavitating flow using an unsteady ...
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On the Physical Mechanisms for the Numerical Modelling of Flows around Air Lubricated Ships
18 Sep 2016
Air lubrication techniques are very promising in reducing ship drag. It has been demonstrated that air cavity applications can realise propulsive ...
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Computational Study On Power Reduction By A Pre-Duct For A Bulk Carrier
2 Dec 2015
This paper presents computational results of the flow around the Japanese Bulk Carrier (JBC). The overall agreement with the experiments for all ...
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Numerical Study on Air Cavity Flows
28 Sep 2015
This work is focused on the numerical study of two problems: the drag reduction prediction by air cavities with known size and the free-surface ...
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On the working principles of Energy Saving Devices
5 May 2013
The aim of this paper is to explain the principal mechanisms for the reduction in power demand by so called “Energy Saving Devices” (ESDs). This ...
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Numerical Study on Collapse of a Cavitating Cloud of Bubbles
13 Aug 2012
One of the major causes of wear on ship hydrofoils is cavitation. Clouds of interacting bubbles behave nonlinearly and can experience very sudden ...
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Experimental Study on Developed Air Cavities Under a Horizontal Flat Plate
13 Aug 2012
Developed air cavities can be used on the bottom of a ship for frictional drag reduction. An experimental study on the air cavity was carried out in ...
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On the Capability of a RANS Method to Assess the Cavitation Erosion Risk on a Hydrofoil
13 Aug 2012
This paper aims at an assessment of the cavitation erosion risk by using a contemporary unsteady RANS method in conjunction with post-processing ...
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High-speed micro-scale observations of nuclei-induced sheet cavitation
4 Jul 2011
High-speed video observations were conducted on microscale in order to reveal detailed information on the diameter, form and trajectories of nuclei ...
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On the Design and Analysis of Pre-Swirl Stators for Single and Twin Screw Ships
15 Jun 2011
Fuel saving and emission reduction are main drivers for the current strong developments in the improvement of Marine Propulsor Technology. For this ...
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On Predicting Cavitation-Induced Hull Pressure Fluctuations - Wake Scale Effects And Signal Variability
24 Nov 2010
This paper presents research efforts currently made to incorporate the influence of wake scaling and signal variability in scale model experiments ...
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Water Quality Effects on Sheet Cavitation Inception on a Ship Propeller Model
30 May 2010
Cavitation research for the maritime industry is mainly carried out in model scale facilities such as a cavitation tunnel or a depressurized towing ...
Magazine
VIRTUE boosts the role of CFD in ship hydrodynamics
12 Aug 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Ship resistance and propulsion are fundamental factors in the fuel efficiency of maritime transport.
Modern computational techniques allow further ...
Magazine
Integrated design approach helps reduce fuel consumption and emissions
12 Aug 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Efforts to reduce emissions continue worldwide. The maritime industry too, is pressing on with initiatives to cut back emissions. Undoubtedly, ...
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Propeller Cavitation Modelling by CFD - Results from the VIRTUE 2008 Rome Workshop
22 Jun 2009
Results from the Rome 2008 Workshop on cavitating propeller modelling are presented. Seven computational models by RANS, LES and BEM are benchmarked ...
Magazine
Innovative hull design brings victory again
22 Aug 2008
Reading time 6 minutes
Delft University Solar Boat Team wins Frisian Solar Challenge for the second time
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Tradeoffs in ship propulsion control - engine overloading and cavitation inception in operational conditions
1 Apr 2008
Off-design conditions can have a severe impact on ship propulsion system behaviour. Resistance increase for instance leads to a higher engine ...
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Achievements and challenges in cavitation research on ship propellers
9 May 2007
Cavitation occurs on nearly all ship propellers. It may lead to expensive problems if not acknowledged in an early design stage. The two most ...
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Ventilation or cavitation An experimental study to determine dynamic loads on controllable pitch propellers
1 Sep 2006
Reading time 4 minutes
The load variation on a propeller depends mainly on the change of the inflow velocities on the propeller. And it is essentially the non-uniform ...
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Cavitation inception test on a systematic series of two-bladed propellers
1 Sep 2006
The paper aims at propeller design techniques which suppress inception of tip vortex cavitation. Model tests provide insight in the phenomena ...
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Cavitation Research On Ship Propellers - A Review Of Achievements And Challenges
1 Sep 2006
This paper reviews cavitation research on ship propellers performed in the recent past in MARIN’s Depressurized Towing Tank and cavitation tunnels. ...
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Time resolved PIV and flow visualization of 3D sheet cavitation
1 Apr 2006
Time-resolved PIV was applied to study fully developed sheet cavitation on a hydrofoil with a spanwise varying angle of attack. The hydrofoil was ...
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ITTC report of Specialist for Validation of Waterjet Test Procedures
1 Jan 2005
The objective of the Specialist Committee on Validation of Waterjet Test Procedures is to provide proven procedures for the determination of the ...
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Effect of Operational Conditions on the Cavitation Inception Speed of Naval Propellers
1 Aug 2004
A propeller analysis package for time domain simulations is described that permits evaluation of the effects of variable operating conditions on ...
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Steerable propulsion units - hydrodynamic issues and design consequences
11 Aug 2001
The last three decades have shown a strong development in the market for steerable propulsion units. This paper addresses several main developments ...
Magazine
Air lubricated hulls and propulsors
1 Apr 2001
Reading time 3 minutes
The idea of reducing the frictional resistance of ships by means of air cavities in the ship's bottom is not new, but is rarely applied.
Magazine
TIPVOR - US and Dutch Navies unite to battle cavitation
1 Sep 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Cavitation research and propulsor developments are key MARIN areas of expertise and the Depressurised Towing Tank and the Cavitation Tunnel are ...
Magazine
Depressurised Towing Tank - bigger, better, quicker
1 Sep 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
Towards the end of this year, MARIN's newly rebuilt and modernised Depressurised Towing Tank (DTT) will be back in service. Henk Valkhof and Tom van ...
Magazine
Silent running
1 Sep 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Modern navies all agree on one thing: they need propeller designs which delay cavitation inception to keep their ships as quiet as possible. Bert ...
Thesis
Waterjet-Hull Interaction
25 Apr 1996
The main objective of this work is to develop and validate tools for the analysis of interaction effects in the powering characteristics of jet ...
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Hydrodynamic support in the design of submarines
1 Jan 1988
The paper presents an overview of hydrodynamic support that can be given in the early design process of a submarine. With the knowledge and methods ...
