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Design for service

IMTA Conference

1 Jan 2003

A more complete understanding of ship behaviour in waves, together with the presently available detail in wind-wave climatology on shipping routes ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorsseakeepingpassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingoperability
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Numerical simulation of propeller-hull interaction and determination of the effective wake field using a hybrid RANS-BEM approach

Third International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (SMP), Launceston, Tasmania

5 May 2013

In this study propeller-hull interaction is investigated numerically using a combination of a steady viscous CFD method (RANS) for the ship flow and ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionmarine systemsresearch and developmenthull form optimisationpropeller designpropulsionsimulationspropellerpropulsorresearch
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Time Domain Simulations of Side-by-side Moored Vessels - Lessons Learnt from a Benchmark Test

26th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2007), San Diego, California, USA

10 Jun 2007

Time domain simulations are used extensively to assess the availability of turret moored terminals for offloading operations. The availability ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingloads and responsesmooring and offloadingmotionsoffloadingsimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineering
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An approach to constrained hydrodynamic optimization of ships

Marine Propulsion Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1 Jan 2004

Since their foundation, model basins play an important role in hydrodynamic ship optimization. Their customers (ship yards, ship owners, navies, ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionresearch and developmenthull form optimisationresearch
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Voyage Acceleration Climate - A Comprehensive Statistical Method for the Evaluation of Design Loads for Offshore Transport

Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA

1 May 1996

The paper presents a new procedure for the calculation of realistic values for the design loads for heavy lift and vulnerable cargo transports The ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorsrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaseakeepingtransport and shippingmonitoringloads and responsesmotionsonboard advisoryoperabilityseakeeping performancewaves & motionsoffshore engineering
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Improvement Of Resistance And Wake Field Of An Underwater Vehicle By Optimising The Fin-Body Junction Flow With CFD

33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014), San Francisco, CA

8 Jun 2014

To control underwater vehicles appendages such as rudders or fins are generally used. These appendages induce added resistance and deteriorate the ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructurepoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmenthull form optimisationsimulationsresearch
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Random waves and capsize probability based on large amplitude motion analysis

21st International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE’02), Oslo, Norway

23 Jun 2002

The objective of this paper is to apply a methodology aimed at the probabilistic capsize assessment of two naval ships: a frigate and a corvette. ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringseakeepingdefenceresearch and developmentextreme conditionsnavyresearch
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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

10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2023), Madrid, Spain

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 ...
cfd developmentcfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
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Combining Metocean Parameters on SPM Moored Tankers

International Conference in Ocean Engineering (OEC'96), IIT Madras, India

17 Dec 1996

In the design of SPM systems the environmental parameters are of prime importance. In operational condition both the magnitude of the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingloads and responsesmooring and offloadingmotionsoffloadingwaves & motionsoffshore engineering
Paper

Reliability analysis of crabbing manoeuvre

5th International Conference on Maritime Engineering and Technology (MARTECH 2020), Lisbon, Portugal

16 Dec 2020

In this study reliability analysis methods are applied to the crabbing manoeuvre of a ship. The objective is to express the crabbing capability of a ...
manoeuvringanalysis and predictionoperabilitypassengers and yachtingrisk assessment
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OC6 Phase 1a - CFD Simulations of the Free-Decay Motion of the DeepCwind Semisubmersible

Energies

5 Jan 2022

Currently, the design of floating offshore wind systems is primarily based on mid-fidelity models with empirical drag forces. The tuning of the ...
cfdverification and validationoffshoreoffshore wind
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A benchmark program for comparing hydrodynamic forces obtained from simulations and captive tests

2nd International Conference on Maritime Engineering and Technology (MARTECH 2014), Lisbon, Portugal

15 Oct 2014

The purpose of this paper is to present a benchmark program for comparing hydrodynamic coefficients calculated by manoeuvring prediction software ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructurelife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
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The efficiency of air-bubble lubrication for decreasing friction resistance

International conference on ship drag reduction

1 May 2010

Reducing the frictional resistance by air injection below the ship in combination with special coatings is an active area of research; anecdotally, ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructurepoweringseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingair lubrication
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Considerations on the application of podded drive on dredgers

9th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and other Floating Structures (PRADS’04), Lubeck-Travenmunde, Germany

1 Jan 2004

Following recent developments of podded drive, IHC HOLLAND NV Dredgers (IHC) started in September 2001 a feasibility study of the application of ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemstransport and shippinghull form optimisationpropeller design
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The effect of main dimensions on the preliminary design of motor yachts

15th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC-2024), Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2 Jun 2024

The design process of motor yachts mainly relies on the experience of designers, who have confidence in the knowledge acquired from designing units ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiespoweringseakeepingmanoeuvringdata science