PaperOptimization of a Chemical Tanker with Free-surface Viscous Flow Computations
The 12th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS 2013), CECO, Korea
20 Oct 2013
This paper discusses a procedure to optimize ship hull forms for minimum required power and best wake field quality, based on CFD computations of ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionoil and gaspoweringtransport and shippingpropulsion
PaperComparisons of Means for Estimating Sea States from an Advancing Large Container Ship
PRADS 2013, CECO, Changwon City, Korea
20 Oct 2013
The paper deals with sea state estimation from a container carrier (9,400 TEU) en-route. Knowledge of the on-site sea state is fundamental input to ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionauthorities and regulatorsmonitoringspeed/power performancetrials
PaperDynamic Loads on Mechanical Azimuthing Thrusters
12th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS 2013), Changwon City, Korea
20 Oct 2013
Mechanical azimuthing thrusters have been applied in various ship operations in the past decades, such as low speed manoeuvring; dynamic positioning ...
manoeuvringhydrodynamics
PaperMathematical models for the prediction of manoeuvres of inland ships does the ship fit in the river?
PIANC Smart Rivers Conference, Liege, Belgium /Maastricht, The Netherlands
23 Sep 2013
Simulations are amongst other used to determine the allowable size of inland ships on waterways. Usually, these simulations are made using ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningmanoeuvringinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingsafetysimulations
PaperUncertainty analysis of finite length measurement signals
3rd International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the EU Maritime Industry (AMT’13), Gdansk, Poland
17 Sep 2013
The finite length of a towing tank induces a random uncertainty in the mean value of a measurement signal. This uncertainty is not negligible if the ...
measurements and controldata sciencemodel testing
PaperDynamic verification of calibration for pressure transducers
3rd International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the EU Maritime Industry (AMT), Gdansk, Poland
17 Sep 2013
An important phenomenon in the maritime world is the vibration of a ship’s hull, induced by pressure waves radiated by a cavitating propeller. ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencenoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmodel testing
PaperA quasi-steady method for efficiently conducting open water model tests
3rd International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the EU Maritime Industry (AMT’13), Gdansk, Poland
17 Sep 2013
Open water tests of propellers, pod units and thruster units are usually performed in a steady manner where the forward velocity and propeller ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionmarine systemsmodel testingpropellerpropulsor
PaperDetermining the Dynamic Quality of Signal Conditioners
3rd International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the EU Maritime Industry (AMT), Gdansk, Poland
17 Sep 2013
This paper will describe a method to determine the quality of a signal conditioner over the conditioners bandwidth. This paper will present both a ...
measurements and controldata sciencemodel testing
PaperInfluence on the numerical uncertainty of a generic submarine model by changing the wall-normal distribution of the wall-bounded grid cells
16th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS’13), Müllheim, Germany
2 Sep 2013
MARIN is using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for engineering applications on daily practice. To establish the credibility of the results ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesdefenceresearch and developmentresearch
PaperAdaptive Mesh Refinement in Viscous Flow Solvers - Refinement in the Near-wall Region, Implementation and Verification
16th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS 2013), Mulheim, Germany
2 Sep 2013
MARIN's viscous flow code ReFRESCO is used in a daily routine to analyze the flow around offshore constructions, ships and propellers. ReFRESCO is ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresearch and developmentresearch
PaperThe Design and Numerical Demonstration of a New Energy Saving Device
16th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Mülheim, Germany
2 Sep 2013
The present paper presents results from the ongoing European Project GRIP. This paper discusses the important steps that have been taken in the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemsresearch and developmenthull form optimisationpropulsionresearch
PaperUnderwater radiated noise measurements with a silent towing carriage in the depressurized wave basin
<em>3rd International Conference on Advanced Model Measurement Technology for the EU Maritime Industry, Gdansk, Poland</em>
1 Sep 2013
Because of the increasing interest in underwater radiated noise levels of ships, noise mitigation measures have been applied to the new secondary ...
noise and vibrationresistance and propulsionpropeller and cavitationmodel testing
MagazineDesigned for waves
MARIN Report 109
30 Aug 2013
Reading time 3 minutes
Platform Supply Vessels are the ultimate challenge when it comes to ship design. While calm water performance is important, for these ships it is ...
MagazineDesign for Sea - Design for Efficiency
MARIN Report 109
30 Aug 2013
Reading time 6 minutes
A ship optimised for service conditions will undoubtedly consume less energy. In the 'Design For Sea' (DeFoS) JIP a case study will be done to show ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionoil and gasinfrastructurelife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringhull form optimisationperformance based assessmentseakeeping performancespeed/power performancecruise and ferry
MagazineBarge optimisation leads to cuts in fuel consumption
MARIN Report 109
30 Aug 2013
Reading time 9 minutes
MARIN has a specialist inland waterway transport team dedicated to improving the performance of inland vessels and this is currently focusing on ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsiontransport and shippingmonitoringhull form optimisationperformance based assessmentspeed/power performancetrials