MagazineMARIN takes to the seas for full-scale CFD validation tests
MARIN Report 72
1 Dec 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models play a growing role in design and analyses of hull form, propeller and other systems in use on naval ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmonitoringtrials and monitoringhull form optimisationspeed/power performancefull scale
MagazineSMB plays vital role in bulk carrier safety probe
MARIN Report 72
1 Dec 2000
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Guilhem Gaillarde discusses the role played by MARIN's Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin (SMB) to further define structural and safety standards for ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata scienceseakeepingtransport and shippingmodel testing
MagazineGULLIVER, a ship designers' edge
MARIN Report 72
1 Dec 2000
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From a seakeeping point of view, ship design is a fine balance between performance and risk, requiring an accurate and complete operational ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsseakeepingtransport and shippingoperabilityseakeeping performancesimulations
MagazineMARIN helps Shell study LNG floating production options
MARIN Report 72
1 Dec 2000
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New Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) systems are being developed by Shell to economically produce and process gas in remote offshore locations. ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingmooring and offloadingoffloadingsimulationsoffshore engineering
MagazineNew measurement and control systems - the integrated approach
MARIN Report 72
1 Dec 2000
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Demand is growing for increasingly complex model tests, where a ship's hydrodynamic behaviour and its propulsion
capabilities are measured and ...
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MagazineNew President Remery sees hurricane of potential at MARIN
MARIN Report 72
1 Dec 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
Newly appointed president George Remery has a very well defined and clear cut vision for the future of the organisation, which he outlined in this ...
MagazineOn test - Halter Marine's new tug-barge design
MARIN Report 72
1 Dec 2000
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Halter Marine, Inc. has undertaken an extensive model testing program of a new generation articulated tug and
barge (AT/B) unit at MARIN. A report ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructurepoweringseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingseakeeping performancespeed/power performance
MagazineAnti-Rolling Tank helps avoid danger of parametric roll
MARIN Report 72
1 Dec 2000
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The phenomenon known as parametric roll means that large container vessels may experience severe roll motions when sailing at low speed in head-on ...
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MagazinePODs in Service JIP features 'unique' grouping of interests
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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New azimuthing electric drives have proven to be highly efficient, with vessel lay-out and reduction of noise and vibration; now a new Joint ...
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MagazineModel pods - a sophisticated approach
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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Nowadays pods are very common on cruise ships as their operators face spiralling demands regarding vibration and noise in combination with heavy ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringmodel testingpropeller designsimulations
MagazineIt's a pod revolution
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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In recent times podded propulsors (pods) have more or less completely replaced the conventional exposed shaft configurations on nearly all cruise ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingpropeller designsimulations
MagazineROTOR' research - a 'tugnology' revolution
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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Tugnology' is a creative word dreamed up by Rotterdam harbour towage group KOTUG International to describe its highly unconventional propulsion ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingmonitoringtrials and monitoringhull form optimisationpropulsionspeed/power performancefull scale
Magazine'Steady as she goes' can be harder than you think
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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Many mono- and multihulls face problems with course keeping, especially in stern-quartering waves, report Frans Quadvlieg and Reint Dallinga.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringinfrastructureseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingseakeeping performancemulti hull
MagazineAdvancing the tools of the trade
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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MARIN has an acknowledged place as one of the world's leading hydrodynamic testing facilities. But as Professor
Gert Kuiper, Senior Researcher R&D ...
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MagazineMARIN's captive capabilities boosted
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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Frans Quadvlieg reports on the numerous opportunities for captive model testing available thanks to MARIN's new Computerised Planar Motion Carriage ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringinfrastructureseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testing