MagazineThe blue revolution is on its way
MARIN Report 112
29 Aug 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
The very first Blue Week at MARIN's headquarters proved to be a big success, providing a platform, which encouraged an interesting exchange of ideas ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralresistance and propulsionrenewablespropulsionrenewable energywaves & motionswind farms
MagazineCorrelation of speed-power predictions by model tests
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
Speed-power prediction plays an essential role in ship design. At MARIN the unique combination of model-scale and full-scale services are present, ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionsafe operations and human factorsresistance and propulsionmonitoringhull form optimisationoperationspropulsionspeed/power performancetrials
MagazineCFD versus PIV
MARIN Report 100
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is playing an increasingly important role in today's maritime industry. Report explains MARIN's efforts to ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemshull form optimisationpropeller designpropulsion
MagazineDynamic loads on pods
MARIN Report 95
29 Jan 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Loads on pods are the focus of one of the Cooperative Research of Ships (CRS) working groups. Aiming at a mathematical model to determine the loads ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringmodel testingloads and responsespropeller designpropulsionsimulations
MagazineElevated Support Vessel passes tests with flying colours
MARIN Report 93
1 Apr 2008
Reading time 3 minutes
In a world of mergers and ever-growing companies, MARIN has taken up the challenge to provide advice to new players in the field. Remedial Offshore ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningmanoeuvringresistance and propulsionrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingpropeller designpropulsionoffshore engineering
MagazineFive decades of innovation and a great future
MARIN Report 90
1 Feb 2007
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN started the first investigations into passenger vessels around 1950. During the last decades the size of the vessels, the available power and ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionmarine systemslife at seapoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingmodel testingcomforthull form optimisationpropeller designpropulsionspeed/power performancesimulationscruise and ferry
MagazinePieter Schelte - a multi purpose model test project
MARIN Report 96
24 Apr 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN has carried out extensive model tests on the multi-purpose offshore operations vessel, Pieter Schelte. Report provides an update.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningresistance and propulsionrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testinglifting and decommissioningpropulsionoffshore engineering
PaperModelling Thruster-Hull Interaction with CFD
32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Nantes, France
18 Jun 2013
The application of CFD for the analysis of thruster interactions effects (or degradation effects) is still a largely unexplored area. Quantifying ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningmanoeuvringresistance and propulsionrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at searesearch and developmentpropulsionsimulationsoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperThe Design and Numerical Demonstration of a New Energy Saving Device
16th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Mülheim, Germany
2 Sep 2013
The present paper presents results from the ongoing European Project GRIP. This paper discusses the important steps that have been taken in the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemsresearch and developmenthull form optimisationpropulsionresearch
PaperShip Resistance Validation Using Artificial Ice
34th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2015), St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
1 Jun 2015
In 2013, the first model tests with artificial ice were performed in MARIN's Concept Basin. A 'fishbone' type of channel was made out of rigid ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testingpropulsionice
PaperA spatial extrapolation technique for sparse measurements of propeller induced hull-pressures using an inverse acoustic boundary element method
Sixth International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2006), Wageningen, The Netherlands
1 Sep 2006
This paper presents a computational method for obtaining a complete description of the propeller-induced fluctuating ship hull-pressure field on the ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationpropeller designpropulsionsimulations
PaperAdvanced and future hydrodynamic optimisation tools in sail yacht design
2 nd International Symposium on design and production of motor and sail yachts (MDY), Madrid, Spain
1 Jan 2006
Since the beginning of high level sailing events, like the America’s Cup and Volvo Ocean Race, designers have used a varied and increasing set of ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionlife at seapoweringseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingmodel testingcomforthull form optimisationmotionspropulsion
PaperParticle Image Velocimetry in a Moonpool
International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology For the Maritime Industry (AMT'15), Istanbul, Turkey
28 Sep 2015
Moonpools are used on many types of vessels. Waves and the corresponding motions of the vessel or simply forward speed in calm water can induce ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testingpropulsionjoint industry projectjipnetworkparticle image velocimetrypiv
PaperApplication of Focusing Wave Groups in Model Testing Practice
ASME 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014), San Francisco, USA
13 Jun 2014
For hydrodynamic model testing different types of model waves are applied, where the most common ones are regular (monochromatic) and irregular ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionpoweringseakeepingmodel testingpropulsionwaves & motions
PaperCavitating Flow Calculations for the E779A Propeller in Open Water and Behind Conditions- Code comparison and solution validation
Fourth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (SMP’15), Austin, Texas, USA
31 May 2015
As part of the Cooperative Research Ships SHARCS project, calculations of the E779A propeller in open water and in a cavitation tunnel behind wake ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionmarine systemsresearch and developmentpropeller designpropulsionsimulationspropellerpropulsorresearch