MagazineNautical studies to investigate the possibilities of two-way traffic in an existing port
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 12 minutes
As part of a larger Environmental Impact Assessment for realising a dedicated terminal in an existing port, MARIN was asked to conduct nautical ...
MagazineMethanol as an Energy Steptowards Zero-Emission Dutch Shipping (MENENS)
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
The goal of MENENS is to accelerate the route to emission-free shipping by developing adaptive system solutions based on methanol. This project has ...
zero emission
MagazineSuccessful tests of ReShore’s ‘living breakwater’ design
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN aims to stimulate innovations by small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in the Dutch maritime sector. One of the means is the annual ...
MagazineUnderstanding and optimisation of bubble screens in offshore wind sector installations
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
During model tests, MARIN has gained new experiences and insights into the hydrodynamics of bubbles within the Bubbles JIP. Ultimately, the research ...
offshore windjips and networksjipmodel testing
MagazineSquat research for inland ships
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
Recent periods of low water highlight the importance of understanding the squat (sinkage & trim due to ship speed) of inland ships for a single ship ...
inland shippingtraffic and safety
MagazineReducing exhaust emissions with LNG-ZERO concept
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
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LNG-ZERO aims to develop the technology and strategy that are needed for reducing LNG exhaust emissions in order to contribute to a sustainable ...
zero emission
MagazineIs a Green FPSO the answer for future low carbon feedstock and fuel?
MARIN Report 133
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 ...
MagazineFlexible floating offshore islands
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
A Dutch consortium including four applied research institutes (MARIN, TNO, Deltares and WUR) is exploring the potential of combining a partially ...
floating islandoffshore
MagazineMoniMoor JIP
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
The MoniMoor initiative seeks to develop a framework for the mooring integrity management of floating wind turbines and production systems with the ...
floating wind turbine
MagazineExploring the possibilities of a Floating Future: ‘Enabling climate adaptive innovations’
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 12 minutes
Water may offer an opportunity for creating safe space through the use of large-scale floating developments. Initiated by MARIN and Blue Revolution ...
floating islandoffshore
PaperA Technique to Control the Decay of Freestream Turbulence for Transitional Flow Simulations
AIAA Journal
4 Apr 2022
The use of transition models in Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes solvers is usually accompanied by high values of the eddy viscosity at the inlet, ...
poweringearly innovations and solutionsresearch and developmentresearchcfd/simulation/desk studiescfd
PaperAn eddy-viscosity model for turbulent flows of Herschel-Bulkley fluids
Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
1 Mar 2022
This article presents a new turbulence closure based on the k-ω SST model for predicting turbulent flows of Herschel-Bulkley fluids, including ...
cfd developmentcfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperOn the accuracy, robustness, and performance of high order interpolation schemes for the overset method on unstructured grids
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
1 Feb 2022
A comprehensive study on interpolation schemes used in overset grid techniques is here presented. Based on a literature review, numerous schemes are ...
cfd developmentcfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperOC6 Phase 1a - CFD Simulations of the Free-Decay Motion of the DeepCwind Semisubmersible
Energies
5 Jan 2022
Currently, the design of floating offshore wind systems is primarily based on mid-fidelity models with empirical drag forces. The tuning of the ...
cfdverification and validationoffshoreoffshore wind
PaperOn the Simulation of Low Reynolds Number Flows using the RANS Equations with Eddy-Viscosity and Transition Models
AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, San Diego, CA, USA and Virtual
3 Jan 2022
This paper presents the results obtained with an incompressible flow solver for the two-dimensional test cases proposed for the first AIAA CFD ...
resistance and propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiescfd