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Magazine
Fin propulsion revival
30 Jun 2025
Fin propulsion is experiencing a revival due to its high propulsive efficiency. In early 2025, MARIN successfully tested a new fully electric system ...
Magazine
Famous B-series propellers replaced by the F-series - MARIN marks a major milestone in maritime history
27 Jun 2023
On February 15, MARIN’s near-centenarian Deep Water Towing Tank was abuzz with excitement and anticipation. Over half a century ago, the Wageningen ...
Paper
Development of Tunnel Thruster Series Propellers for Low Noise and Vibration
1 May 2019
In order to assist the industry to meet the higher demands on comfort class of a ship at present days, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands ...
Paper
Advanced measurements of rim-driven tunnel thrusters -The Wageningen TT-series JIP
11 Oct 2017
For the Wageningen TT-series JIP a rim-driven tunnel thruster test set-up was used to evaluate the cavitation dynamics, underwater radiated noise ...
Paper
Energy Saving by Using Asymmetric Aftbodies for Merchant Ships – Design Methodology, Numerical Simulation and Validation
11 Nov 2016
The methodology and procedures are discussed on designing merchant ships to achieve fully-integrated and optimized hull-propulsion systems by using ...
Magazine
Success of renowned 'Wageningen B' followed by the future-ready C & D-Series
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
A three-year JIP leads to 35 new, open and ducted Controllable
Pitch Propeller (CPP) designs after a test programme involving
more than 750 open ...
Paper
Integrated design of asymmetric aftbody and propeller to maximize energy efficiency
4 Nov 2015
With the implementation of the EEDI, energy saving and emission reduction of ships, especially merchant ships, become more and more important. To ...
Paper
Determining Statistical Properties of Quasi-steady Measured Signals
1 Oct 2015
Quasi-steady measurement methods are becoming more commonplace in MARIN's model test basins for testing the open water performance of propellers, ...
Paper
External Hydrodynamic Loads on the Shaft of Azimuthing Thrusters and Podded Propulsors
15 Sep 2015
During the last decades, MARIN has been developing sophisticated measuring systems to capture dynamic loads on the propeller shaft of azimuthing ...
Paper
The Effect of Sheet Cavitation on the Blade Spindle Torque of a Controllable Pitch Propeller
1 Jun 2015
In order to help the design of a Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) and to prevent too high blade actuating pressure in the hub, a 5-bladed CPP ...
Paper
Integrated Design of Asymmetric Aftbody and Propeller for an Aframax Tanker to Maximize Energy Efficiency
31 May 2015
With the implementation of the EEDI, energy saving and emission reduction of ships, especially merchant ships, become more and more important. To ...
Paper
DP Thrusters - Understanding Dynamic Loads and Preventing Mechanical Damages
20 Oct 2014
Despite the wide and successful use of mechanical azimuthing thrusters in various marine applications, such as dynamic positioning (DP), dynamic ...
Paper
The Wageningen C- and D-Series Propellers
5 Dec 2013
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has recently started a Joint Industry Project (JIP) on developing two new propeller series for ...
Paper
Dynamic Loads on Mechanical Azimuthing Thrusters
20 Oct 2013
Mechanical azimuthing thrusters have been applied in various ship operations in the past decades, such as low speed manoeuvring; dynamic positioning ...
Paper
Waterjet System Performance and Cavitation Test Procedures
5 May 2013
Different from marine propeller designs, which undergo standard stock and design propeller test programmes with detailed assessments of the final ...
Magazine
New Wageningen CD propeller series
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
The open water characteristics for a large systematic series of Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP) were recently measured at MARIN, including ...
Paper
Quasi-Steady Two-Quadrant Open Water Tests for the Wageningen Propeller C- and D-Series
27 Aug 2012
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has recently started a Joint Industry Project (JIP) on controllable pitch propeller (CPP) series ...
Paper
An Exploratory Study on the Working Principles of Energy Saving Devices (ESDS) - PIV, CFD investigations and ESD design guidelines
1 Jul 2012
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has recently started a Joint Industry Project (JIP) called ESD-JILI, investigating the working ...
Magazine
MARIN spearheads propulsion improvements
16 Dec 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
Fuel saving and emission reduction are motivating factors in the drive to improve marine propulsor technology and in the renewed
interest in special ...
Paper
An Exploratory Study on the Working Principles of Energy Saving Devices (ESDs)
10 Oct 2011
A new Joint Industry Project (JIP) has been initiatedrecently by MARIN, called ESD-JILI (??), lookinginto the working principles and scale effects ...
Paper
A criterion for the erosiveness of face cavitation
1 Sep 2006
Reading time 6 minutes
This paper presents new insights into the erosiveness of face cavitation on ship propellers. It discusses the following aspects: a conceptual ...
Thesis
Numerical simulation of unsteady partial cavity flows
19 Mar 2001
Cavitation is a very complicated phenomenon involving phase change, surface tension, turbulence, non-equilibrium thermodynamic effects, etc. ...
