PaperShip URN mitigation by air injection: model-scale experiments and application to full-scale measurement data
8th International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
17 Mar 2024
It is recognised that continuous underwater radiated noise (URN) from shipping needs to be mitigated in order to minimise impact on marine animals. ...
cavitation
PaperCFD analysis of the full-scale resistance of an oil tanker in presence of a mud–water interface
Ocean Engineering
15 Feb 2024
The presence of mud layers on the bottom of ports and waterways can have negative effects on the hydrodynamic behaviour of marine vessels. This ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiescfdmanoeuvring and nautical studiesnautical operationsinfrastructurecfd development
PaperShip trajectory prediction using encoder–decoder-based deep learning models
Journal of Location Based Services
1 Feb 2024
Accurate prediction of ship trajectories can be an important capability for various maritime transport applications, such as vessel traffic services ...
ships
PaperPractical ship afterbody optimisation by multifidelity techniques
Ship Technology Research
21 Nov 2023
This paper discusses recently developed techniques for ship hull form optimization based on CFD computations, as are now applied in practice at ...
cfdhull form optimisationresistance and propulsionhydrodynamics
PaperAutonomous docking of a feeder vessel
Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology
14 Nov 2023
Autonomous sailing is seen as one of the possible solutions to cope with the decrease in qualified personnel, to minimise the risk to humans and ...
manoeuvringmeasurements and controlautonomy and decision support
PaperA method for early-stage design current loads determination on drill-ships
Ocean Engineering
1 Nov 2023
The increasing demand for offshore operations in deep water implies the necessity to predict station-keeping ability of offshore vessels since the ...
cfdstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringdynamic positioningmanoeuvringnautical operationsocean energyoffshore operationsoffshore wind
PaperUsing validation metrics to assess RANS turbulence models performance at full scale Reynolds numbers
International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 2023), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
29 Oct 2023
One of the major advantages of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the ability to simulate flows at full-scale Reynolds numbers, which for naval ...
verification and validationcfd developmentcfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperCo-Design and Energy Management for Future Vessels
4th International Conference on Modelling and Optimisation of Ship Energy Systems (MOSES), Delft, the Netherlands
26 Oct 2023
The maritime industry is undergoing a significant shift towards more sustainable and efficient forms of transportation. As a result, designing ...
zero emission
PaperScale Model Measurements of Ship Machinery Noise Mitigation by Air Injection
7th International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the Maritime Industry (ATM’23), Istanbul, Turkey
24 Oct 2023
Underwater radiated noise (URN) from shipping is a main contributor to the rising noise levels in the oceans. There is growing evidence that this ...
noise and vibration
PaperMeasuring air bubble layer characteristics around the hull of a ship model
7th International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the Maritime Industry (ATM’23), Istanbul, Turkey
24 Oct 2023
The effect of an air bubble layer around the hull of a ship, a so-called ‘Masker’ system, was evaluated with a new measurement system. The goal of ...
ships and structuresnoise and vibrationcavitation
PaperEvaluating Experimental and Analysis Uncertainty in Resistance Testing
7th International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the Maritime Industry (AMT’23), Istanbul, Turkey
24 Oct 2023
At the AMT’19, an uncertainty model for the evaluation of the combined uncertainty in hydrodynamic model testing was presented [1]. This ...
hydrodynamicsmodel testing
PaperThe Resolved and Unresolved Issues and Phenomena in Numerical Modelling of Air Cavity Closure Using a Scale-Resolving Method
25th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Ericeira, Portugal
15 Oct 2023
The current International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) strategy for the shipping industry aims to reach net-zero GHG emissions ...
cfdresistance and propulsionpoweringcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperModelling of Laminar-to-Turbulent Flow Transition on a Marine Propeller Using a RANS Solver
25th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Ericeira, Portugal
15 Oct 2023
Traditionally, predicting propeller performance is based on model-scale experiments carried out in towing tanks or cavitation tunnels. These ...
cfdresistance and propulsionpoweringpropeller and cavitationcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperOn the balance between robustness and accuracy in finite-volume codes
25th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Ericeira, Portugal
15 Oct 2023
Today, finite-volume codes used in the maritime industry can compute the flow around complicated geometries using unstructured, body-fitted ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studiescfd development
PaperSimulation of a wave impact using ReFRESCO pressure-based compressible-incompressible flow solver
25th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Ericeira, Portugal
15 Oct 2023
ReFRESCO is a flow solver (Klaij et al., 2018) developed with maritime applications in mind. Therefore, in its original formulation, single and ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfdcfd/simulation/desk studiescfd development