MagazineGert Kuiper retires after nearly 40 years
MARIN Report 87
1 Jan 2006
Reading time 6 minutes
Widely acknowledged as a cavitation guru, Gert Kuiper has retired from MARIN after nearly 40 years. Much of his working life has been spent ...
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MagazineIntercepting the Interceptor at MARIN
MARIN Report 86
1 Sep 2005
Reading time 6 minutes
Although more associated with semi-planing motor yachts and other fast craft, such as patrol boats, the Interceptor is now being deployed on several ...
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MagazineMARIN plays key role in design of booming LNG fleet
MARIN Report 81
1 Dec 2003
Reading time 9 minutes
A huge fleet of LNG carriers is being built or under construction at the moment and many more will be built in the near future. MARIN is involved in ...
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MagazineMega performance for Mega Yachts
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 3 minutes
With more demand for quality, the latest generation of Mega Yachts face even more rigorous research and development. Besides the traditional design ...
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MagazineCavitation on waterjet pump made visible
MARIN Report 78
1 Dec 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
WŠrtsilŠ Jets, the Royal Netherlands Navy and MARIN have joined forces to examine the cavitation characteristics of waterjet impellers.
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MagazinePodded popularity sees MARIN building bridges
MARIN Report 80
1 Sep 2003
Reading time 6 minutes
Increasingly, modern ships are, equipped with podded propulsors, especially cruise vessels and fast ferries. In this sector efficiency, ...
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MagazineWelcome to SOROLLA and FORTUNY!
MARIN Report 75
1 Dec 2001
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN is proud to have been a partner in the development of two new ferries SOROLLA and FORTUNY built by H.J.
BARRERAS shipyard and Puerto Real yard ...
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MagazineAdvancing the tools of the trade
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN has an acknowledged place as one of the world's leading hydrodynamic testing facilities. But as Professor
Gert Kuiper, Senior Researcher R&D ...
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PaperOn the Use of the γ-Reθ Transition Model for the Prediction of the Propeller Performance at Model-Scale
Fifth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (SMP), Espoo, Finland
12 Jun 2017
The goal of the present work is to improve the prediction of propeller performance at model-scale using a local correlation transition model. An ...
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PaperDetermining Statistical Properties of Quasi-steady Measured Signals
AMT'15
1 Oct 2015
Quasi-steady measurement methods are becoming more commonplace in MARIN's model test basins for testing the open water performance of propellers, ...
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MagazineHydrodynamic advice ensures dream yachts become reality
MARIN Report 75
1 Dec 2001
Reading time 6 minutes
For many years MARIN has been helping keen yacht owners realise their dream yachts, knowing that decisions can often be driven by emotions rather ...
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MagazineFerry good, MARIN's track record in ferries
MARIN Report 73
1 Apr 2001
Reading time 6 minutes
This article gives an overview of MARIN's contribution to the development of ferries over the past years, focusing especially on the calm water ...
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MagazineQueen of the North Atlantic
MARIN Report 73
1 Apr 2001
Reading time 3 minutes
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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MagazineNew EFFORT in full-scale CFD validation
MARIN Report 78
1 Dec 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
As the first meeting of the European Full-scale Flow Research and Technology project (EFFORT) was held at
MARIN in September, Report outlines the ...
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PaperComputational Study On Power Reduction By A Pre-Duct For A Bulk Carrier
Tokyo 2015, A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan
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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