MagazineMotion based simulator for Dutch Navy - 'FS3'
MARIN Report 114
30 Apr 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
A two-year project is underway which will lead to the development of a Fast Small Ship Simulator.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmanoeuvringinfrastructurelife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcomfortseakeeping performance
MagazinePassage to the High North - when spray matters
MARIN Report 114
30 Apr 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
Why bother about a bit of spray? In mild climate latitudes rain and spray water is hardly a concern; it will run off and the ship happily carries ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionsafe operations and human factorsresistance and propulsionoil and gasinfrastructurelife at seaauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcomforthull form optimisationoperabilityseakeeping performancecruise and ferry
MagazineSharing knowledge, experience and costs through joint R&D
MARIN Report 114
30 Apr 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
The offshore industry works closely together to resolve common challenges. Here is an update on new and running Joint Industry Projects. ...
MagazineWiFi JIP makes it possible to take the next step in foundation design
MARIN Report 114
30 Apr 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
This year MARIN closed the very successful Wave impact on Fixed foundations WiFi I and II JIP. During the JIPs, more than 250,000 wave events were ...
MagazineA focus on waves
MARIN Report 114
30 Apr 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
For model tests, the correct generation of a realistic representation of a natural wave field is vital, as the environmental conditions determine ...
PaperIncompressible flow calculations around a diamond wing
3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics, Toulouse, France
30 Mar 2015
One of the challenges in simulating aerodynamic flows is the accurate prediction of onset and progression of separation. In earlier STO research, it ...
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PaperClassifying Ship Encounters to Monitor Traffic Safety on the North Sea from AIS Data
TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
1 Mar 2015
In studies for the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, MARIN has developed methods to classify ship encounters on the North Sea ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorsnautical operationsinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmonitoringaccident investigationsaisrisk assessmentsafety
PaperStudy of the effect of water depth on potential flow solution of the OC4 Semisubmersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
12th Deep Sea Offshore Wind R&D Conference, EERA DeepWind’2015, Trondheim, Norway
4 Feb 2015
This work aims at assessing the influence of water depth on the potential flow solution for a semisubersible floating offshore wind turbine. More ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesoil and gasrenewable energyrentwind farms
PaperDetermination of Scaled Wind Turbine Rotor Characteristics from 3 Dimensional RANS Calculations
12th Deep Sea Offshore Wind R&D Conference, EERA DeepWind, Trondheim, Norway
4 Feb 2015
Previous studies showed the importance of three-dimensional effects when calculating the characteristics of a scaled downturbine rotor [1, 6, 7]. ...
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PaperWind Shielding Estimation of a Tandem Vessel Using Disturbed Velocity Field from CFD
SNAME 20th Offshore Symposium, Houston, Texas
1 Feb 2015
The wind forces experienced by a receiving transport vessel in a tandem configuration will be influenced by so-called shielding effects, caused by ...
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PaperOn the stabilization of finite volume methods with co-located variables for incompressible flow
Journal of Computational Physics
9 Jan 2015
Finite volume methods with co-located variables for incompressible flow suffer from spurious pressure oscillations unless a stabilization method is ...
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PaperIncompressible flow calculations of blunt leading edge separation for a 53 degree swept diamond wing
53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting (SciTech), Kissimmee, Florida
5 Jan 2015
One of the challenges in simulating aerodynamic flows is the accurate prediction of onset and progression of separation. In earlier STO research, it ...
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MagazineFree concept testing well received by Dutch maritime innovators
MARIN Report 113
6 Dec 2014
Reading time 6 minutes
In a bold initiative to stimulate Dutch maritime innovation, MARIN decided to create a Concept Basin. And less than a year on, several new ...
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MagazineNew project to provide insight into passenger ship comfort
MARIN Report 113
6 Dec 2014
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN starts a two-year research programme with the passenger
ship sector to enhance industry knowledge.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorsmarine systemslife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingcomfortonboard advisoryoperabilityroll stabilisationseakeeping performancecruise and ferry
MagazineSpeed@Sea
MARIN Report 113
6 Dec 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
Together with DAMEN, TNO, TUD, KNRM and DMO, MARIN participated in the Speed@Sea project. The goal was to assess the limiting aspects and criteria ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralinfrastructurelife at seaauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcomfortsafetyseakeeping performancevortex induced vibrations (viv)