MagazineMARIN launches first ‘Digital Twin’ to investigate reducing emissions
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
The Netherlands Initiative for Changing Oceans (NICO) is a special oceanographic expedition launched by the Dutch Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), ...
resistance and propulsionlife at sea
MagazineExtreme wave loading… the future is hybrid!
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
Since 2003, MARIN has built up an extensive trackrecordin testing floating wind turbines. To date, themain method for model testing has been based ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineManaging operational expectations
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
Many design choices for floating offshore installations are driven by expected operational performance. Design studies help to understand ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factors
MagazineModel tests for the world’s first deepwater FLNG
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN recently carried out a model test campaign on a FLNG that is expected to be the first deep-water FLNG in the world. The FLNG will be a ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
MagazineThe ‘Human Factor’ is at the heart of a new offshore research programme
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 6 minutes
With more complexity and increasingly stringent safety standards, it is vital to focus closely on the human element in an offshore operation. With ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factors
MagazineKOMtech: How research and innovation is key to tackling the cycles of the maritime industry
MARIN Report 123
15 Apr 2018
Reading time 12 minutes
Report interviews Aziz Merchant, Executive Director of Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech).
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waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
PaperPrediction of the Open-Water Performance of Ducted Propellers with a Panel Method
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
19 Mar 2018
In the present work, a comparison between the results obtained by a panel code with a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) code is made to obtain ...
propellerpropeller and cavitation
PaperWind Shielding Estimation of a Vessel in Side by Side Configuration using Disturbed Velocity Field from CFD
SNAME 23rd Offshore Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA
14 Feb 2018
When two vessels are in a side-by-side configuration, the vessel in the wake experiences significantly lower wind forces. This phenomenon is known ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfdmanoeuvringoffshore operationsoil and gascfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperApplication of potential flow methods to fast displacement ships at transcritical speeds in shallow water
Applied Ocean Research
1 Feb 2018
Computer codes implementing three different numerical methods for the prediction of ship squat at transcritical speeds in shallow open-water are ...
resistance and propulsionresearch and developmentresearch
PaperExperimental study of the column shape and the roughness effects on the vortex-induced motions of deep-draft semi-submersible platforms
Ocean Engineering
1 Feb 2018
Experiments regarding the VIM of SS platforms with four columns were carried out to investigate the effects of the surface roughness and the column ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiesoffshore operationsoil and gaslife at seaoffshore wind
MagazineTopsector on the importance of PPP and MARIN's unique role in the maritiem industry
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
Promoting cooperation, in-depth knowledge, unique facilities and
having the right people to push the boundaries are all part of MARIN's role in the ...
MagazineMARIN tests first floating mega island
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
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'Better Ships, Blue Oceans' is MARIN's new motto. A part of our new Strategy focuses on projects that support the sustainable use of our oceans.
MagazineBetter Ships, blue Oceans!
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 9 minutes
The next few years are essential for the future of the maritime sector and MARIN. We are facing the challenge of clean (zero emission) transport ...
MagazineTocardo reaches for the moon
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
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Major step forward in energy extraction from the perpetual motion of the moon.
MagazineMARIN makes practical contribution to the development of Autonomous Sailing
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
A great deal of debate and speculation surrounds autonomous sailing. And while MARIN does not
pretend to know all the answers, we are taking ...