MagazineAssess and feel the motions
MARIN Report 140
24 Jun 2024
Designing a ship or operation involves careful consideration of various factors. For a yacht the focus might be on ensuring comfort for passengers ...
ships and structurespassengers and yachtingshipsfacilities and toolssimulators
MagazineFirst project takes place on the new Full Mission Bridge simulator
MARIN Report 140
24 Jun 2024
As the Full Mission Bridge (FMB) officially opens and the first project takes place, Report interviews two senior pilots about their experiences at ...
marin report magazinefacilities and toolssimulators
MagazineKing Willem-Alexander declares the new Seven Oceans Simulator centre open!
MARIN Report 140
24 Jun 2024
MARIN’s state-of-the-art Seven Oceans Simulator centre (SOSc) is officially declared open by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. ...
marin report magazinesimulatorsfacilities and tools
MagazineA short tour of the Seven Oceans Simulator centre
MARIN Report 140
24 Jun 2024
Bridge simulators have always played an important role in MARIN’s portfolio - a crucial link between the operational concept and the actual ...
facilities and toolssimulatorsmarin report magazine
PaperMARIN rudder mathematical model
International Shipbuilding Progress
13 Jun 2024
This paper presents the mathematical model used in MARIN’s time domain software to describe the hydrodynamic loads excited by a rudder. The paper ...
hydrodynamicsmanoeuvringmanoeuvring and nautical studiestime-domain simulations
PaperOn empirical methods to predict the rolling period of ships
15th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC-2024), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2 Jun 2024
A reliable prediction of the roll period is crucial, as it forms the basis of the calculation of the roll motion and transverse accelerations. Both ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringships
PaperThe effect of main dimensions on the preliminary design of motor yachts
15th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC-2024), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2 Jun 2024
The design process of motor yachts mainly relies on the experience of designers, who have confidence in the knowledge acquired from designing units ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiespoweringseakeepingmanoeuvringdata science
PaperErrors and uncertainties in CFD validation for non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layer flows at high Reynolds numbers
Journal of Turbulence
30 May 2024
NATO AVT-RTG-349 was dedicated to the validation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods based on the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperEffects of roughness on non-equilibrium turbulent boundary layers
Journal of Turbulence
28 May 2024
The effects of roughness were considered as part of a NATO Advanced Vehicle Technology effort titled ‘Non-Equilibrium Turbulent Boundary Layers at ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperQuay-to-quay mission with autonomous docking: a model-scale experimental validation
Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology
23 May 2024
Transport of cargo by short-sea shipping is at the forefront of the European Union’s transportation policy. It has the promise to alleviate ...
autonomy and decision supportmeasurements and controlmanoeuvring
PaperA Scoping Review on Simulation-Based Design Optimization in Marine Engineering: Trends, Best Practices, and Gaps
Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
1 May 2024
This scoping review assesses the current use of simulation-based design optimization (SBDO) in marine engineering, focusing on identifying research ...
resistance and propulsioncfd/simulation/desk studiescfdpoweringseakeepingdata sciencemarine systemsrenewables
PaperOC6 project Phase IV: validation of numerical models for novel floating offshore wind support structures
Wind Energy Science
29 Apr 2024
This paper provides a summary of the work done within Phase IV of the Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration, Continued with Correlation and ...
offshore windfloating wind turbinefloating windoffshore
PaperWave Basin Tests of a Multi-Body Floating PV System Sheltered by a Floating Breakwater
Energies
26 Apr 2024
The development of floating photovoltaic systems (FPV) for coastal and offshore locations requires a solid understanding of a design’s hydrodynamic ...
floating solaroffshoreoffshore engineeringrenewablesblue growth
PaperTowing Analysis and Validation of a Fully Assembled Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Based on an Experimental Study
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
22 Apr 2024
The offshore wind sector is moving into deep waters and using floating platforms to harness the higher wind speeds in exposed locations. There are ...
offshore windfloating windfloating wind turbine
PaperQuantifying the Uncertainty of High-Fidelity Speed/Power Trials
8th Hull Performance & Insight Conference (HullPIC), Pontignano, Italy
18 Apr 2024
Within the JoRes Joint Research project, the uncertainty levels for a speed/power trial was investigated. The sea trials were performed as ...
resistance and propulsionmeasurements and controlpoweringmonitoring