MagazineBlueWeek 2016: winds of change and an ocean of opportunities
MARIN Report 118
19 Aug 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
Following the success of Blue Week 2015 that was hosted by Deltares in Delft, MARIN's headquarters in Wageningen welcomed the conference back this ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralresistance and propulsionrenewablespropulsionrenewable energywaves & motionswind farms
MagazineBlueWeek
MARIN Report 117
22 Apr 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
Sustainable energy from and on the sea.
BlueWeek is an independent, dedicated and free event where the industry, academics and institutions can come ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralresistance and propulsionrenewablespropulsionrenewable energywaves & motionswind farms
MagazineSuccess of renowned 'Wageningen B' followed by the future-ready C & D-Series
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
A three-year JIP leads to 35 new, open and ducted Controllable
Pitch Propeller (CPP) designs after a test programme involving
more than 750 open ...
sustainable propulsionnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationpropeller designpropulsionpropellerpropulsor
MagazineSpeeding up landing craft
MARIN Report 119
23 Nov 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
To reduce vulnerability to attacks from the coast and maintain safe operations with Landing Platform Docks (LPDs), the distance from ship to shore ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemsauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingpropulsionsafetynavy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
PaperDynamic Behaviour of the Loads of Podded Propellers in Waves - Experimental and Numerical Simulations
33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2014), San Francisco, USA
13 Jun 2014
The paper focuses on the hydrodynamic flow around a ship with pods in waves and compares the results of an experimental campaign with numerical ...
sustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringpropulsionloadspropellerpropulsorwaves & motions
PapertRHINEco - From Logistics Chain to Design Considerations for an Inland Container Vessel
European Inland Waterway Navigation Conference (EIWN), Budapest, Hungary
12 Sep 2014
MARIN participates in the tRHINEco project together with DST Duisburg, the University of Duisburg and the Radboud University Nijmegen. The project ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionpoweringtransport and shippingpropulsioninland shipping
PaperOn the working principles of Energy Saving Devices
Third International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
5 May 2013
The aim of this paper is to explain the principal mechanisms for the reduction in power demand by so called “Energy Saving Devices” (ESDs). This ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemsresearch and developmenthull form optimisationpropulsionpropellerpropulsorresearch