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
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
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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MagazineSilent running
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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Modern navies all agree on one thing: they need propeller designs which delay cavitation inception to keep their ships as quiet as possible. Bert ...
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MagazineCavitation realities
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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Over the years significant progress has been made in the prediction of cavitation behaviour using a combination of calculation and model ...
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MagazineLinks with Lloyd's
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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Lloyd's Register and MARIN have worked closely together on a wide variety of projects at many times during the last quarter of a century. MARIN ...
MagazineTIPVOR - US and Dutch Navies unite to battle cavitation
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
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Cavitation research and propulsor developments are key MARIN areas of expertise and the Depressurised Towing Tank and the Cavitation Tunnel are ...
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MagazineStretching the hydrodynamic envelope
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
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MARIN's newly opened Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin (SMB) is the scene for some advanced research into new techniques, geared to stretch the ...
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MagazineMARIN's new Offshore Basin is 'unique', without global parallel
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
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This year and in future, MARIN's relationship with the offshore sector will be substantially strengthened with the
opening in June of its new ...
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MagazineMARIN's nautical centre MSCN embraces the human touch
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
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There is more to MARIN than its model basins and advanced simulation tools - its Offshore group also offers a highly professional consultancy ...
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MagazineDeepwater - an industry perspective
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
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Oil company Texaco is at the forefront of the industry's search for new technological solutions to tap reserves in ever deeper waters. MARIN Report ...
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