MagazineFuel saving by hydrodynamic design
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
Reading time 6 minutes
Soaring fuel costs and the growing need for sustainability has caused an unprecedented demand for a reduction in fuel consumption. Report asks if ...
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringpropeller design
MagazineVessel Operator Forum meets in Norway and France and welcomes fresh initiatives
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
Reading time 3 minutes
Feedback from the actual service of ships is the key to successful concept and design development. In addition, dedicated R&D can benefit the vessel ...
research and developmentresearch
MagazineIs slowing down always the answer to combat soaring oil prices?
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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Towering bunker prices are clearly here to stay and they will finally lead to either lowering vessel design speeds, or to a further increase in ...
MagazineCFD casts new light on transom stern design
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
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Today most motor yachts, ferries and container ships are designed with
a wide transom stern. Transom stern design can have a large effect on fuel ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineFuel savings for DP vessels
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
Reading time 3 minutes
Dynamic positioning is a well-adapted technology in oil and gas production. It enables new reserves to be explored and exploited in ever more remote ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningmodel testing
MagazineSaving while sailing
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN hosted the launch of the 'Inland shipping fuel saving competition' which has been initiated by the VoortVarend Besparen (Full Sail Ahead with ...
MagazineInnovative hull design brings victory again
MARIN Report 94
22 Aug 2008
Reading time 6 minutes
Delft University Solar Boat Team wins Frisian Solar Challenge for the second time
PaperDeriving mathematical manoeuvring models for bare ship hulls using viscous flow calculations
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
23 Jul 2008
To assess the manoeuvrability of ships at the early design stage, reliable simulation models are required. Traditionally, these tools have used ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmanoeuvringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiescfd
PaperSimilarity solutions for viscous cavitating vortex cores
Cavitation: Turbo-machinery & Medical Applications, WIMRC FORUM 2008, Coventry, UK
7 Jul 2008
Theoretical analysis of the dynamic behavior of cavitating vortices requires knowledge of the velocity distribution in the vortex core. For that ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
PaperAnalysis of inertial waves on inviscid cavitating vortices in relation to low-frequency radiated noise
Cavitation: Turbo-machinery & Medical Applications, WIMRC FORUM 2008, Warwick, UK
7 Jul 2008
The dispersion relation of inertial waves on inviscid cavitating vortices ('Kelvin waves') is reconsidered and extended to include the influence of ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
PaperPrediction of Extreme Wave Loads in Focused Wave Groups
The Eighteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Vancouver, Canada
6 Jul 2008
The Volume of Fluid (VoF) method is a promising tool to predict extreme wave loads on fixed and floating offshore structures. The VoF method ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingresearch and developmentextreme conditionsloads and responsessimulationsoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperModel Testing and Complex Numerical Simulations for Offshore Installation
The Eighteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Vancouver, Canada
6 Jul 2008
This paper describes the analysis performed for the installation of two top-side modules on the Njord FPU by Saipem UK''s dynamically positioned ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingmonitoringlifting and decommissioningloads and responsesmotionsfull scalesimulationsoffshore engineering
PaperSeakeeping issues in the design of containerships
RINA
1 Jul 2008
While the advanced art of minimising the installed power for a given speed plays a clear role in the design of containerships, the place of ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata scienceseakeepingtransport and shippingmodel testing
PaperWorst Sea - Best Sea Wave Group Spectra from Random Sea States
27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2008), Estoril, Portugal
15 Jun 2008
The paper presents a proposition called the worst sea-best sea (WS-BS) method that intends to identify wave group spectra that yield time series ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingloads and responsesmotionssimulationsoffshore engineering
PaperEffect of hurricanes on the cumulative fatigue life consumption of a GOM TLP
27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2008), Estoril, Portugal
15 Jun 2008
Accurate assessment of cumulative tendon fatigue is of importance for evaluation of the overall design life of TLPs.This cumulative fatigue damage ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gasmonitoringtrials and monitoringfatiguefull scale