PaperOC6 project Phase IV: validation of numerical models for novel floating offshore wind support structures
Wind Energy Science
29 Apr 2024
This paper provides a summary of the work done within Phase IV of the Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration, Continued with Correlation and ...
offshore windfloating wind turbinefloating windoffshore
PaperWave Basin Tests of a Multi-Body Floating PV System Sheltered by a Floating Breakwater
Energies
26 Apr 2024
The development of floating photovoltaic systems (FPV) for coastal and offshore locations requires a solid understanding of a design’s hydrodynamic ...
floating solaroffshoreoffshore engineeringrenewablesblue growth
PaperTowing Analysis and Validation of a Fully Assembled Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Based on an Experimental Study
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
22 Apr 2024
The offshore wind sector is moving into deep waters and using floating platforms to harness the higher wind speeds in exposed locations. There are ...
offshore windfloating windfloating wind turbine
PaperQuantifying the Uncertainty of High-Fidelity Speed/Power Trials
8th Hull Performance & Insight Conference (HullPIC), Pontignano, Italy
18 Apr 2024
Within the JoRes Joint Research project, the uncertainty levels for a speed/power trial was investigated. The sea trials were performed as ...
resistance and propulsionmeasurements and controlpoweringmonitoring
MagazineNevesbu HVDC Substation concept model tests at MARIN
MARIN Report 139
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 ...
offshoreoffshore windoffshore energy
MagazineWave basin tests to demonstrate an integrated floating breakwater and solar farm concept
MARIN Report 139
29 Mar 2024
The Horizon Europe project SUREWAVE (2022-2025) aims to develop a floating solar farm for offshore environments. An existing design of ...
floating solaroffshoreoffshore energy
MagazineManoeuvring and seakeeping with wind propulsion
MARIN Report 139
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 ...
wind propulsion
MagazineCan a computer learn to sail an Optimist with AI?
MARIN Report 139
29 Mar 2024
Put a child in an Optimist and it will learn how to sail intuitively, without understanding the details of aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. This ...
data sciencetime-domain simulationsai
MagazineScreening to find critical wave events for green water and slamming
MARIN Report 139
29 Mar 2024
Recent accidents underline the importance of designing for loads that occur due to extreme waves impacting marine structures. This was illustrated ...
wave measurementsslammingcfd
PaperPropeller Load Variations for Maneuvering Ships in Waves
Eighth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
20 Mar 2024
This paper presents a method that can predict the load variations on propellers of ships that are maneuvering in waves. A two time-scales approach ...
hydro-systems integrationmanoeuvringpoweringseakeepingtime-domain simulations
PaperAn Experimental Study on Visualisation and Passive Control of Model Propeller Boundary Layers
Eighth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
20 Mar 2024
This paper examines the complications of a laminar propeller boundary layer during towing tank model testing and proposes a solution in the form of ...
propeller and cavitationresistance and propulsionmeasurements and controlpowering
PaperA Numerical Study on Model Propeller Performance Prediction Including Transitional and Passively Controlled Boundary Layer Considerations
Eighth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
20 Mar 2024
Viscous flow simulations, utilising Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), have increasingly become the standard approach in the design and ...
cfdresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testingearly innovations and solutions
PaperPIANO: A physics-based semi-empirical source level model for fleet-scale ship URN prediction
8th International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
17 Mar 2024
Concern is growing about the impacts of continuous underwater radiated noise (URN) from ships on marine fauna. In anticipation of future regulation ...
propeller and cavitation
PaperShip URN mitigation by air injection: model-scale experiments and application to full-scale measurement data
8th International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
17 Mar 2024
It is recognised that continuous underwater radiated noise (URN) from shipping needs to be mitigated in order to minimise impact on marine animals. ...
cavitation
MagazineOpening of the Seven Oceans Simulator centre is fast approaching
MARIN Report 139
9 Mar 2024
MARIN employees, partners and their subcontractors have been working hard on the realisation of the new, innovative research facility of MARIN - the ...
simulatorsfacilities and tools