MagazineExtreme wave loading… the future is hybrid!
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
Since 2003, MARIN has built up an extensive trackrecordin testing floating wind turbines. To date, themain method for model testing has been based ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineKOMtech: How research and innovation is key to tackling the cycles of the maritime industry
MARIN Report 123
15 Apr 2018
Reading time 12 minutes
Report interviews Aziz Merchant, Executive Director of Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech).
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waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
PaperPrediction of the Open-Water Performance of Ducted Propellers with a Panel Method
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
19 Mar 2018
In the present work, a comparison between the results obtained by a panel code with a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) code is made to obtain ...
propellerpropeller and cavitation
PaperWind Shielding Estimation of a Vessel in Side by Side Configuration using Disturbed Velocity Field from CFD
SNAME 23rd Offshore Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA
14 Feb 2018
When two vessels are in a side-by-side configuration, the vessel in the wake experiences significantly lower wind forces. This phenomenon is known ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfdmanoeuvringoffshore operationsoil and gascfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperApplication of potential flow methods to fast displacement ships at transcritical speeds in shallow water
Applied Ocean Research
1 Feb 2018
Computer codes implementing three different numerical methods for the prediction of ship squat at transcritical speeds in shallow open-water are ...
resistance and propulsionresearch and developmentresearch
PaperExperimental study of the column shape and the roughness effects on the vortex-induced motions of deep-draft semi-submersible platforms
Ocean Engineering
1 Feb 2018
Experiments regarding the VIM of SS platforms with four columns were carried out to investigate the effects of the surface roughness and the column ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiesoffshore operationsoil and gaslife at seaoffshore wind
MagazineIntroducing the new Seven Oceans Simulator Centre
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
The tugmaster looks outside the window. A huge aircraft carrier sails in front of him. The pilot on board asks him to pull astern, to slow down the ...
MagazineInnovative breeze powering floating wind farms
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
Offshore wind farms are undoubtedly one of the big engineering challenges of the 21st century. It combines the design, installation, operation and ...
MagazineTocardo reaches for the moon
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
Major step forward in energy extraction from the perpetual motion of the moon.
MagazineZero-emission shipping meets high-level sports
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 9 minutes
MARIN's research work in Wind (Assisted) Ship Propulsion and our mission to make ships cleaner, safer and smarter is all coming into play as we ...
MagazinePutting a new spin on propeller design
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
With regard to propeller design MARIN focuses on the best possible compromise between the propulsive efficiency and cavitation nuisance, and how ...
MagazineBetter Ships, blue Oceans!
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 9 minutes
The next few years are essential for the future of the maritime sector and MARIN. We are facing the challenge of clean (zero emission) transport ...
MagazineA new concept is born: Comfort Draft for semi-submersible yachts
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
Over the last 20 years, the motion at anchor has been a focal point in yacht design as it is considered a major cause of discomfort. The issue has ...
MagazineTopsector on the importance of PPP and MARIN's unique role in the maritiem industry
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
Promoting cooperation, in-depth knowledge, unique facilities and
having the right people to push the boundaries are all part of MARIN's role in the ...
MagazineMARINinside - your interface with MARIN hydrodynamics
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
A few years ago, we were asked to take care of the hydrodynamic model of a challenging, autonomous underwater vehicle, as part of a larger ...