PaperStudy of a floating foundation for wind turbines
31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2012), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Jul 2012
Offshore wind farms are currently located predominantly in shallow water as it is possible to cost effectively install bottom fixed offshore ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energy
PaperPredicting Wind Loads On Typical Offshore Vessels Using CFD
31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Jul 2012
Within the OO1 and OO2 “Offloading Operability“ JIPs, wind-tunnel measurements were carried out to determine the wind loads on a number of vessels, ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at searesearch and developmentsimulationsoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperThe Wake Flow Behind Azimuthing Thrusters, Measurements in Open Water, Under a Plate and Under a Barge
31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2012), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Jul 2012
The wake flow behind a ducted azimuthing thruster was investigated. The thruster wake is an important factor in thruster interaction effects. Model ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningmanoeuvringresistance and propulsionrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seapoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmentoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperAn Exploratory Study on the Working Principles of Energy Saving Devices (ESDS) - PIV, CFD investigations and ESD design guidelines
31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2012), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Jul 2012
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has recently started a Joint Industry Project (JIP) called ESD-JILI, investigating the working ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testinghull form optimisationpropulsionsimulations
PaperURANS Calculations For Smooth Circular Cylinder Flow In A Wide Range Of Reynolds Numbers - Solution Verification And Validation
31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2012), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Jul 2012
The flow around circular smooth fixed cylinder in a large range of Reynolds numbers is considered in this paper. In order to investigate this ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at searesearch and developmentsimulationsoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperForces on bilge keels in regular and irregular oscillating flow
The 22nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Rhodes, Greece
17 Jun 2012
This paper presents a validated methodology to calculate the oscillatory loads on bilge keels of ships operating at zero forward speed in irregular ...
cfdmodel testing
PaperElementary Loading Processes (ELP) involved in breaking wave impacts - findings from the Sloshel project
The Twenty-second International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Rhodes, Greece
17 Jun 2012
MarkIII is one of the containment systems designed by GTT for LNG storage or transportation. It features a corrugated stainless steel membrane which ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringsloshingfull scalelngoffshore engineering
PaperComparison of Wave Impact Tests at Large and Full Scale - Results from the Sloshel Project
The Twenty-second International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Rhodes, Greece
17 Jun 2012
Wave impact tests were conducted at two different scales within the Sloshel Joint Industry Project. In 2009 unidirectional breaking waves were ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringsloshingfull scalelngoffshore engineering
PaperOn The Prediction Of Wave Added Resistance
11th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC), Glasgow, UK
11 Jun 2012
There is continuous research on analytical, numerical and (semi-)empirical methods to predict wave added resistance. Most of this research focuses ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsseakeepingseakeeping performancesimulations
PaperManufactured solutions for steady-flow Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes solvers
International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics
1 Jun 2012
This paper presents manufactured solutions (MS's) for code verification of incompressible flow solvers based on the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes ...
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PaperOn the Use of Manufactured Solutions for Code Verification of RANS Solvers Based on Eddy-viscosity Models
ASME Verification and Validation Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, USA
2 May 2012
This presentation discusses the use of Manufactured Solutions for Code Verification of Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) solvers. In this ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
PaperSIMPLE-type preconditioners for cell-centered, colocated finite volume discretization of incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
1 May 2012
This paper contains a comparison of four SIMPLE‐type methods used as solver and as preconditioner for the iterative solution of the ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiescfd
PaperDeep water anchor handling simulation
International Conference on Marine Simulation and Ship Manoeuvrability (MARSIM 2012), Singapore
23 Apr 2012
The article elaborates on a previous paper presented at MARSIM 2009 (Bovens, ea.) and focuses on recent developments in the field of Deepwater ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationssimulatorssimulationsanchor handling
MagazineTackling the unknowns about Vortex Induced Motions
MARIN Report 105
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 ...
MagazineDamaged stability & flooding simulations more important as vessels get bigger
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
With the increasing size of cruise vessels and ferries, and hence the
potential consequences in the case of a loss, the capability to evaluate the ...