MagazineStorms at the click of a switch
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Model tests have invariably tried to simulate the forces of nature, of wind, wave and currents - the rule-ofthumb
being the more reliable the ...
measurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingoffshore engineering
PaperDesign for Service - Effects of Loading Conditions on Powering Performances
Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS’13), Changwon City, Korea
25 Oct 2013
This paper discusses the results of a study to numerically determine the speed-power curve of a ship for several loading conditions. Therefore the ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionpoweringpropulsiondesign for service
MagazineWINDLOAD sets the foundations for new WINDLASS JIP
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
Here we look back at the success of WINDLOAD, the predecessor of WINDLASS. The remark “one man's ‘stiff breeze’ might be another's ‘soft breeze’” ...
cfd
PaperErrors and uncertainties in CFD validation for non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layer flows at high Reynolds numbers
Journal of Turbulence
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) ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperQuantifying the Uncertainty of the Crabbing Capability
37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2018), Madrid, Spain
17 Jun 2018
Crabbing is a critical manoeuvre that requires all of the ship’s propulsors to counteract environmental forces. It is a complex hydrodynamic ...
time-domain simulationsmanoeuvringnautical operationscfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperChoosing the safest wave
The Naval Architect
1 Oct 2017
Sanne van Essen, MARIN, and Herman Peters, Rijkswaterstaat, Netherlands investigate the wind and wave design conditions to study the minimum power ...
wave measurementswaves, impacts and hydrostructuralseakeepingwaves & motionssafetyadded resistance
PaperDesign 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
MagazineNew North Sea route structure successfully implemented
MARIN Report 111
25 Apr 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
For centuries, sea life and ships were the only users of the sea but then the offshore industry started to explore and more recently, renewable ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsport and channel designsafety
PaperNumerical 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
PaperTime 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
PaperAn 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
PaperVoyage 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
PaperImprovement 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
PaperRandom 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
MagazineFull-scale port manoeuvring simulations for Dover and Calais
MARIN Report 146
20 Jan 2026
To test and verify the behaviour of the ferry in realistic conditions, two captains carried out various manoeuvres in a virtual environment on one ...