MagazineCRS projects examine the impact of waves
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
Wave impacts on ships have been studied for many
years, but have not yet resulted in practical prediction
methods. Such methods are required to ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralextreme conditionswave loadswaves & motions
MagazineNew insight into the response of a semisubmersible floating turbine foundation
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
Floating foundations for wind turbines present some technical advantages, which is encouraging more and more industry players to develop new floaters.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
MagazinePanShip developments for fast ship simulation
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
The simulation method PanShip has matured into a versatile tool
for the prediction of the seakeeping behaviour of fast ships.
This article discusses ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraldefenceseakeeping performance
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
MagazineDockwise pushes the boundaries in remarkable Aasta Hansteen T&I project
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 9 minutes
Several years of preparations are supporting the incredibly complex Aasta Hansteen Transport & Installation project, which will culminate in a ...
MagazineLeading research institutes explore the future of unmanned transport
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
With an increasing interest in the possibility of autonomic sailing ships, several initiatives are underway. MARIN is carrying out unmanned ship ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata scienceinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmonitoringaissafety
MagazineAasta Hansteen - Bridging engineering to operations
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 9 minutes
An impressive operation and an impressive project!
Aasta Hansteen highlights MARIN's strategy of linking the engineering phase to the operational ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructurelife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringdynamic trackingmooring and offloadingwaves & motions
MagazineSimulations - From concept to operation
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
Simulation is the imitation of real-world operations. This broad definition fully applies to MARIN's contribution to the maritime world as MARIN ...
PaperBubble-induced sheet cavitation inception on an isolated roughness element
9th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2015), Lausanne, Switzerland
6 Dec 2015
The nucleation process on an isolated roughness element, located at the point of minimum pressure of a NACA 0015 hydrofoil was studied ...
propeller and cavitation
PaperComputational Study On Power Reduction By A Pre-Duct For A Bulk Carrier
Tokyo 2015, A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan
2 Dec 2015
This paper presents computational results of the flow around the Japanese Bulk Carrier (JBC). The overall agreement with the experiments for all ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemsresearch and developmenthull form optimisationpropulsionresearch
PaperViscous Free-Surface Power Predictions For Self-Propulsion Using A Hybrid RANS-BEM Coupling Procedure (PARNASSOS-PROCAL)
Tokyo 2015, A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan
2 Dec 2015
This paper presents results of computations for the 2015 CFD workshop in Tokyo. It briefly describes the RANS method used, the particular treatment ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionresearch and developmenthull form optimisationpropulsionresearch
PaperKCS Added Resistance for Variable Heading
A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan
1 Dec 2015
Experiments, CFD and PF studies are performed for the KCS containership advancing at Froude number 0.26 in calm water and regular waves. The ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringtime-domain simulationscfdseakeepingcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperCFD simulation of wind flow over natural complex terrain - Case study with validation by field measurements for Ria de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
1 Dec 2015
Accurate and reliable Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of wind flow over natural complex terrain are important for a wide range of ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationssimulations
PaperA study of the response to sway motions of free surface anti-roll tanks
World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC), Providence, RI, USA
7 Nov 2015
Free surface anti-roll tanks are commonly used to reduce the rolling of ships. These devices have been studied quite extensively in the past, both ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmarine systemsseakeepingsloshing
PaperExperiments and Computations for KCS Added Resistance for Variable Heading
World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC), Providence, RI
5 Nov 2015
Experiments, CFD and PF studies are performed for the KCS containership advancing at Froude number 0.26 in calm water and regular waves. The ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentseakeeping performancesimulationsresearch