Introduction
Jaap de Wilde holds a MSc. in Applied Physics at University Twente in the Netherlands 1991. He joined MARIN research centre in Wageningen the Netherlands in 1998 where he presently has the position of Senior Project Manager and Team Leader at the Offshore Department. Prior to his position at MARIN he worked for 7 years at Delft Hydraulics research institute on industrial hydrodynamics internal pipe flow model testing and hydraulic research. Subjects of current special interest are risers VIV floater VIM dynamics of floaters in close proximity and wind loads. He has published more than 30 conference papers. Jaap was committee member of the 25th ITTC Ocean Engineering Committee. Jaap de Wilde has initiated managed and worked on several Joint Industry Projects in the maritime industry. He is presently JIP manager for the CABLE JIP on floating offshore wind solution and dynamic response of electric power offtake cable. Jaap is also working on the new WINDLASS JIP for wind loads on ships in port environment.
Expertise areas
Publications
Magazine
MARIN investigates VIM response of semi-submersible floaters
20 Dec 2023
MARIN develops a novel co-simulation approach to assess the effect of mooring and risers on the Vortex Induced Motion (VIM) response of a ...
Paper
Investigating the Effect of Damping Originating from Mooring and Risers on the VIM Response of a Semi-Submersible Floater Using Coupled CFD-Time-Domain Simulations
1 May 2023
The Vortex Induced Motion (VIM) response of multi-column semi-submersible floaters may have a significant impact on the predicted fatigue life of ...
Magazine
E-buoys and HVPC innovation support the energy transition
12 Dec 2022
Reading time 12 minutes
With a keen focus on how best to achieve the energy transition, electric charging buoys and next generation High Voltage Power Cables (HVPC) are ...
Paper
Mitigating spurious low-frequency waves in a model basin with a ramped floor
5 Jun 2022
Low-frequency (LF) content of the waves present in a finite model basin may have multiple sources and associated consequences. Typically the ...
Magazine
Is a Green FPSO the answer for future low carbon feedstock and fuel?
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
The moonshot idea of a Green FPSO may be closer to reality than we think. Although extremely ambitious indeed, it seems unlikely that there will be ...
Magazine
"The offshore energy sector is going to change dramatically in the coming decade"
30 Sep 2021
When talking about the deep water offshore oil & gas industry, most people immediately picture the spectacular megastructures that are simply ...
Magazine
Wave-in-deck assessment of a floating rig in a harsh environment
30 Sep 2021
The BreaKin JIP (2016-2018) and its successor BreaKin CFD JIP (2019-2021) are good examples of industry collaboration working to solve the ...
Paper
Cable JIP: A Research Project to Assess the Feasibility of a Semi-Static Electrical Subsea Cable for the Power Take-off from a TLP-type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
9 Aug 2021
The CABLE JIP research project in 2017-2019 was initiated with the aim of studying the feasibility of deploying a novel semi-static electrical cable ...
Magazine
Five fascinating projects tackle the latest offshore and shipping topics
7 Apr 2021
These Joint Industry Projects examine the potential of a partially floating energy hub, improved bubble screen use, a methodology for testing and ...
Magazine
WINDOS - assessment of wind loads on floatingstructures
7 Dec 2020
MARIN’s software WINDOS provides a cost-effective way to assess the impact of wind loads on ships and offshore constructions.Wind forces contribute ...
Magazine
WINDLOAD sets the foundations for new WINDLASS JIP
7 Dec 2020
Here we look back at the success of WINDLOAD, the predecessor of WINDLASS.The remark “one man's ‘stiff breeze’ might be another's ‘soft ...
Magazine
Tocardo reaches for the moon
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
Major step forward in energy extraction from the perpetual motion of the moon.
Paper
CFD benchmark study from the Wind Load Joint Industry Project
1 May 2017
Wind loads represent an important contribution to the design loads of large floating offshore structures during installation, normal operation and ...
Magazine
Free basin time for SME concept testing
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
To stimulate Dutch maritime innovation, MARIN has invited Small & Medium Enterprises to test their new ideas and concepts for free in 2016 and ...
Paper
Investigation on reasons for possible difference between VIM response in the field and in model tests
19 Jun 2016
Floating offshore structures, such as production semi-submersibles and spars, can exhibit significant in-line and transverse oscillatory motions ...
Paper
Model test investigation of the influence of damping on the vortex induced motions of deep draft semi-submersibles using a novel active damping device
19 Jun 2016
Vortex Induced Motions (VIM) of semi-submersibles occur when the vortex shedding frequency is close to the natural frequency of the semi-submersible ...
Magazine
Joint R&D in Offshore JIPs
22 Apr 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
The offshore industry works closely together to share knowledge,
experience and costs. Here we give an update on the latest Joint
Industry Projects. ...
Magazine
Free concept testing well received by Dutch maritime innovators
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 ...
Magazine
Free slots available at new Concept Basin
10 Dec 2013
Reading time 3 minutes
In a bold new initiative designed to stimulate Dutch maritime
innovation, MARIN has created a Concept Basin.
Magazine
Giant six-legged robot gives MARIN model the shakes
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
Headlines are of course, designed to grab the attention of the reader. But luckily all is not as it seems... Report introduces MARIN's new hexapod ...
Magazine
Tackling the unknowns about Vortex Induced Motions
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
Even after extensive model tests in the past years, many uncertainties still surround Vortex Induced Motions (VIM). Report explains several recent ...
Paper
Model Test Investigation of LNG Tandem Offloading with Dynamic Positioned Shuttle Tankers
6 Jun 2010
LNG FPSOs are being developed for production and processing of gas in remote offshore locations. The floating production unit is positioned over the ...
Magazine
INPEX's eternal flame in Indonesian Arafura Sea
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
During drilling of the first exploration well in 2000, the Japanese operator INPEX discovered a large gas accumulation in the Masela block in the ...
Magazine
MARIN and Oceânica work in tandem on project
24 Apr 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN and Oce‰nica recently joined forces to study the tandem offloading operation of the first FPSO in the Gulf of Mexico for the Petrobras ...
Magazine
2009 - The year of LNG
24 Apr 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has become the fastest growing sector of the world's gas market. With many large LNG
offloading projects planned this ...
Magazine
The flight of the condor
24 Apr 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
A Condor computer cluster is increasingly frequently being used to help analyse downtime events in the LNG sector. Report explains this new method.
Paper
Current Modeling Experience in an Offshore Basin
15 Jun 2008
A reliable current simulation is vital to achieve the objectives of model testing. In the present paper the development and testing of the current ...
Paper
Effectiveness of Polyethylene Helical Strakes in Suppressing VIV Responses After Sustaining High Roller Load Deformation During S-lay Installation
1 May 2008
Helical strakes are an important Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) suppression device for Steel Catenary Risers (SCR's). This paper presents the ...
Magazine
Model test investigation of flow phenomena around air can assembly for Grouped SLOR concept initiated by Subsea7
1 Apr 2008
Reading time 3 minutes
The growing trend of deep and ultra deepwater developments necessitates the use of risers that will give good stress response and fatigue ...
Paper
Exploratory Free Standing Riser VIM Model Tests
1 Oct 2007
An exploratory research model test campaign was undertaken to study the vortex induced motions for a range of current speeds between 0.16 and 3.3 ...
Paper
Model Tests on the Vortex Induced Motions of the Air Can of a Free Standing Riser System in Current
1 Oct 2007
Free standing and hybrid risers are increasingly finding applications in deepwater fields all over the world. This is particularly true in West ...
Paper
Time Domain Simulations of Side-by-side Moored Vessels - Lessons Learnt from a Benchmark Test
10 Jun 2007
Time domain simulations are used extensively to assess the availability of turret moored terminals for offloading operations. The availability ...
Magazine
Rising to the challenge as free standing and hybrid risers increase in popularity
1 Apr 2007
Reading time 3 minutes
Free standing and hybrid risers are increasingly finding applications in deepwater fields all over the world. This is particularly true in West ...
Paper
Experimental Investigation Into the Vortex Formation In the Wake of an Oscillating Cylinder Using Particle Image Velocimetry
28 May 2006
In this paper a novel experimental investigation into the vortex formation in the wake of a fixed and an oscillating circular cylinder is presented. ...
Magazine
MARIN fills in the VIV gaps of the Gravity Actuated Pipe (GAP) concept
1 Apr 2006
Reading time 3 minutes
Over the last half year MARIN has worked extensively with SBM to study the challenging hydrodynamic aspects of the GAP system, using the High ...
Paper
Development of SHEAR7 Lift Curves for VIV Analysis and Application to Single Pipe and Bundle Risers
2 May 2005
In late 2003 BP contracted 2H to manage and run a series of forced oscillation tests at the Marin test basin, Netherlands. The tests examined the ...
Magazine
New underwater measurement system
1 Apr 2005
Reading time 3 minutes
Motion measurements of submerged structures, such as underwater buoys, mooring lines, risers or flow lines, have always been somewhat problematic in ...
Magazine
A busy year for VIV test apparatus in High Speed Basin
1 Apr 2005
Reading time 3 minutes
The newly-developed riser VIV test apparatus in the High Speed Basin has seen a productive year with three
successful test campaigns. Report briefly ...
Paper
Laboratory Tests for VIV Prediction of Deepwater Risers
1 Feb 2005
One of the great challenges in the offshore industry is still the assessment of the motions of risers in waves and current in deep or ultra deep ...
Paper
Assessment of LNG transport chains using weather based voyage simulations
1 Jan 2005
It is well known that the weather can have considerable effects on the delivery reliability of an LNG supply chain. These effects will become even ...
Paper
Cross Section VIV Model Test For Novel Riser Geometries
1 Nov 2004
The global loads and fatigue life of deepwater risers or riser bundies in current are often dominated by Vortex Induced Vibrations (VIV). ...
Magazine
Getting a grip on deep water riser VIV
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 6 minutes
As drilling, production and subsequent transportation to the markets becomes more and more expensive, only big
reservoirs justify the enormous ...
Paper
Laboratory Investigation of Long Riser VIV Response
23 May 2004
In order to address the response of a long cylindrical riser in current, design codes (like Vandiver, 1983) require lift and drag coefficients of ...
Paper
The Interaction Effects of Mooring in close Proximity of Other Structures
23 May 2004
Two typical close proximity situations are side-by-side mooring and Gravity Based Structure mooring. In these situations strong interaction effects ...
Magazine
BP opts for New High Reynolds VIV test set-up
1 Mar 2004
Reading time 3 minutes
BP has chosen MARIN's High Reynolds Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) test set-up as part of its continuing research into the VIV response of marine ...
Magazine
Weather impact assessed in ExxonMobil STS study
1 Mar 2004
Reading time 3 minutes
Ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of crude oil and petroleum cargoes has become common practice within the marine industry. The operation at sea involves ...
Magazine
Motion simulations for NnwaDoro
1 Dec 2003
Reading time 2 minutes
Undoubtedly the NnwaDoro LNG Project offshore Nigeria is an impressive development.With the project expected
to take between four and six ...
Paper
Experimental investigation of the sensitivity to in-line motions and magnus-like lift production on the vortex-induced vibrations
25 May 2003
Experiments were carried out with a transversely oscillating cylinder in steady current, to investigate the sensitivity to small cylinder pitch ...
Magazine
Storms and even hurricanes no problem for Atlantis PQ semi
1 Apr 2003
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN puts one of the largest semi-submersibles through rigorous testing in the Offshore Basin but the semi has no difficulty surviving in even the ...
Magazine
Full-scale VIV tests for marine riser applications
1 Apr 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
One of the great challenges in the offshore industry is the assessment of the motions of a circular cylinder in waves and current, for application ...
Paper
Diffraction and Radiation of Waves around Side-by-side Moored Vessels
17 Jun 2001
This paper investigates the hydrodynamical aspects of a floating two body system. The emphasis is geared to a side by side mooring of a FPSO vessel ...
Paper
Experiments for High Reynolds VIV on Risers
17 Jun 2001
In this paper the results of high Reynolds VIV experiments with a new test set-up in MARIN''s high speed towing tank are presented. A ...
Paper
Numerical Multiple-body Simulations of Side-by-side Mooring to an FPSO
17 Jun 2001
A numerical time domain simulation model has been developed for the prediction of the hydrodynamic response of an LNG FPSO with an alongside moored ...
Magazine
MARIN helps Shell study LNG floating production options
1 Dec 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
New Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) systems are being developed by Shell to economically produce and process gas in remote offshore locations. ...
Magazine
In the Offshore Basin, current affairs are the order of the day
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
The offshore market is searching for reserves in ever deeper waters, a reality which makes the need for pin-point accurate current generation in a ...
