PaperHow to deal with basin modes when generating irregular waves on shallow water
35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2016), Busan, South Korea
19 Jun 2016
Modeling shallow-water waves in a basin with a finite length and width introduces challenges related to low-frequency (LF) waves, especially for ...
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PaperDetermining side-by-side current loads using CFD and Model Tests
35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Busan, South Korea
19 Jun 2016
When two vessels are positioned close to each other in a current, significant shielding or interaction effects can be observed. In this paper the ...
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PaperSimulation and Development of a Wind-Wave Facility for Scale Testing of Offshore Floating Wind Turbines
35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Busan, South Korea
19 Jun 2016
The development of a new wind-wave facility for offshore floating wind turbine testing can be complex; outfitting existing basins with wind ...
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PaperExamining random uncertainty using a newly developed power spectrum based method
OMAE ASME 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Busan, South Korea, 2016
19 Jun 2016
In towing tank facilities such as found at MARIN, a wide range of ship design performance tests can be carried out. For example, the ships ...
PaperModel test investigation of the influence of damping on the vortex induced motions of deep draft semi-submersibles using a novel active damping device
35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Busan, South Korea
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 ...
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PaperInvestigation on reasons for possible difference between VIM response in the field and in model tests
35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Busan, South Korea
19 Jun 2016
Floating offshore structures, such as production semi-submersibles and spars, can exhibit significant in-line and transverse oscillatory motions ...
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PaperCorrelation allowances in model tests results - A delicate balance between performance, accuracy and commercial interests?
35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2016) Busan, South Korea
19 Jun 2016
Model tests at ballast and design draught are used to convert the sea trial results from the ballast trial draught to the contractual design ...
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PaperFast time domain evaluation of Anti-Roll Tank and ship coupling using non-linear retardation functions
15th International Ship Stability Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden
13 Jun 2016
Anti-Roll Tanks (ART) have been used for more than a century to damp the roll motion of ships. These devices exist in various configurations, ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringtime-domain simulationsmarine systemsseakeepingships
PaperTowards Accurate Computations of Active Stabiliser Fins, focusing on Dynamic Stall
15th International Ship Stability Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden
13 Jun 2016
Steps towards accurate and efficient characterisation of the hydrodynamic behaviour of active stabiliser fins have been conducted using ...
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PaperTracking Stress and Workload in the Maritime/Tugboat World
24th International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention (ITS), Boston, MA
23 May 2016
The Dutch research institute MARIN, the Technical University of Berlin, Philips and k+s projects would like to present the findings of a pilot study ...
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PaperCalculation of hydrodynamic interaction forces on a ship entering a Lock using CFD
Fourth International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water (MASHCON) - Ship Bottom Interaction, Hamburg, Germany
23 May 2016
Estimation of hydrodynamic interaction forces experienced by a ship entering a lock plays an important role in the initial design phase of the lock. ...
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PaperA computational study of the flow around the KVLCC2 model hull at straight ahead conditions and at drift
Ocean Engineering
15 May 2016
The flow around the KVLCC2 model tanker hull at 0°, 12° and 30° drift is investigated using classical Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) models ...
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PaperCFD Investigation on Scale and Damping Effects for Vortex Induced Motions of a Semi-Submersible Floater
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA
2 May 2016
Available field measurements of semisubmersibles indicate that the Vortex Induced Motion (VIM) response is typically found to be smaller than what ...
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MagazineLifetime assessment for deepwater moorings
MARIN Report 117
22 Apr 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
Mooring integrity is an important concern in the offshore industry [1].
Mooring leg failures can have significant consequences, such as
temporary ...
MagazineHull monitoring system helps optimise total lifecycle maintenance
MARIN Report 117
22 Apr 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
One of the core services of MARIN is to carry out measurement campaigns on board ships and to analyse the collected data. Currently, MARIN is ...
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