MagazineNew Wageningen CD propeller series
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
The open water characteristics for a large systematic series of Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP) were recently measured at MARIN, including ...
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemspropeller designjoint industry projectjipnetworkpropellerpropulsor
MagazineMeeting the dredger propulsion challenge
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
Employing its full range of available tools and experience from sea trials, MARIN is successful in supporting the industry in the complicated field ...
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationpropeller designpropulsion
MagazineMARIN examines effects of passing ships
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
Model tests to investigate the effects of passing ships are
performed in MARIN's Shallow Water Basin.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmeasurements and controldata scienceoil and gasinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmonitoringaccident investigationsport and channel designsafety
MagazineFirst images of cavitation and ventilation in waves
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
History was made on May 22 when the first-ever cavitating and ventilating images appeared on the monitors at MARIN's new Depressurised Wave Basin.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorsdynamic positioningnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemslife at seapoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringcavitationcomforterosionoperabilityperformance based assessmentpropeller designseakeeping performancespeed/power performancestructural responsecruise and ferry
MagazineNorth Sea near misses under scrutiny
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment has asked MARIN to develop methods to automatically detect near
misses and other hazardous ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingrisk assessmentsafety
MagazineVoyage Planner in RISING success
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN was tasked with modelling the hydrodynamics of an inland waterway vessel for the EU-backed RISING project, which Report
highlights here.
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionpoweringtransport and shipping
MagazineTackling the unknowns about Vortex Induced Motions
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
Even after extensive model tests in the past years, many uncertainties still surround Vortex Induced Motions (VIM). Report explains several recent ...
MagazineDamaged stability & flooding simulations more important as vessels get bigger
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
With the increasing size of cruise vessels and ferries, and hence the
potential consequences in the case of a loss, the capability to evaluate the ...
MagazineFPSO Forum returns home
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN has been supporting the FPSO Forum right from the very start and has been referred to as 'the soul of the Forum'. Since it began 15 years ago, ...
MagazineMARIN - A leading world research institute offering integrated solutions
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 9 minutes
When considering the future path MARIN should take, the new
President Bas Buchner, who marks his one-year anniversary in the
role, knew it was ...
MagazineMARIN offers offshore industry the 'Total package'
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
Over the years TOTAL has been a frequent visitor to MARIN's bridge simulators. This article focuses on the work that has been carried out for ...
MagazineMARIN opens world's first Depressurised Wave Basin
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN's unique Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) was officially inaugurated on March 19 by Maxime Verhagen, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, ...
MagazineCFD - an increasingly important research tool
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
Report highlights successful applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in a number of Joint Industry Projects in which model tests and CFD ...
MagazineGiant six-legged robot gives MARIN model the shakes
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
Headlines are of course, designed to grab the attention of the reader. But luckily all is not as it seems... Report introduces MARIN's new hexapod ...
MagazineEnforcing wave impact research
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
Together with the industry, MARIN is working on several projects to investigate problems related to wave impacts. Here, we highlight three Joint ...