MagazinePropulsion tests - quasi-steady for efficiency and quality
MARIN Report 121
17 Aug 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
Report explains why the quasi-steady approach is gradually replacing the conventional method in model propulsion tests.
MagazineWind-powered shipping increasingly popular
MARIN Report 132
30 Sep 2021
The uptake of wind propulsion as a solution to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating. Compared to future alternative ...
transport and shippingoffshore wind
PaperDiStributed propulsion: a novel concept for inland vessels
34th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2015), St. John’s NL, Canada
17 Jun 2015
In the drive to reduce the full consumption of inland vessels, one of the main limitations, the risk of propeller ventilation was investigated. Aim ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemstransport and shippingfuel efficiencypropulsioninland shippingpropellerpropulsor
PaperResearch On The Manoeuvrability And Propulsion Of Very Large Tankers
Sixth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Washington, DC, USA
28 Sep 1966
This paper deals with the results of investigations into the manoeuvrability and propulsion of large tankers, equipped with an advanced stern ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsionmanoeuvringresistance and propulsionoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingpropulsion
PaperSeakeeping and manoeuvring for wind assisted ships
Wind Propulsion, London, UK
15 Oct 2019
Research on Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) has until now focussed on performance in steady conditions whereas unsteady behaviour is an ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmodel testing
MagazineMulti-use concept development for seaweed and floating solar energy production around wind turbines
MARIN Report 125
15 Dec 2018
Reading time 6 minutes
The offshore environment holds many opportunities for the production of both energy and food. Wind energy will be produced in large quantities on ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringlife at seaoffshore windwind propulsionfloating wind turbinerenewable energywind farms
PaperSelf-Propulsion Parameter Identification for Control of Marin’s AUV
IEEE OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium (AUV), St. John"s, Canada, 2020
30 Sep 2020
MARIN designed and built a modular autonomous underwater vehicle to be used in its model basins. In order to improve the control design, as well as ...
measurements and controlautonomy and decision support
PaperFloating Wind Turbine Challenge
INORE
23 Jun 2011
On June 23 and 24 2011, 25 international PhD students and young researchers of the international offshore wind industry gathered at the floating ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energy
PaperGreen retrofitting through optimisation of hull-propulsion interaction - GRIP
6th European Transport Research Conference, Warsaw, Poland
18 Apr 2016
In the FP7 project GRIP, partners have extensively studied Energy Saving Devices which improve the propulsive efficiency of ships. This paper gives ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionmarine systemsmonitoringresearch and developmenthull form optimisationfull scalesimulationsenergy savingpropellerpropulsorresearch
PaperWeather-related economics of natural gas transport for two propulsion plant configurations
RINA Conference "Design and operation of gas carriers", London, UK
23 Sep 2004
It has always been difficult to incorporate the effect of environmental conditions into an economical evaluation. This study shows that scenario ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringseakeeping
PaperHydrodynamic working principles of Energy Saving Devices in ship propulsion systems
International Shipbuilding Progress
22 Jun 2017
Throughout the years, many types of Energy Saving Devices (ESDs) have been introduced to the naval industry, each claiming to achieve several ...
propulsionenergy saving
PaperOperational Performance of Wind Assisted Ships
10th Symposium on High-Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER), Cortona, Italy
17 Oct 2016
The 'Wind Hybrid Coaster' was a sub project in MARITIM (2016) under the European INTERREG Deutschland-Nederland programme within which Dutch and ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructureseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingwind assisted ships wasp
MagazineEstablishing wind loads using CFD
MARIN Report 130
7 Dec 2020
With the increasing size of offshore structures, wind loads are becoming more and more important when designing vessels for operational conditions. ...
MagazineBright future for offshore wind
MARIN Report 118
19 Aug 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
Ernst van Zuilen, director of TKI Wind op Zee (Top consortium for Knowledge and Innovation Offshore Wind), gives his view about the future of ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaeventswave loadswind farmsoffshore engineering
MagazineMARIN has the wind in its sails pledging commitment to offshore wind sector
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
With the growth in renewable energy, there is an increasing focus on offshore wind. The offshore wind industry is maturing and going further ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorssafety assessmentwaves & motionswind farms