MagazineYachting - a highly demanding market
MARIN Report 103
2 Aug 2011
Reading time 12 minutes
MARIN has long been committed to serving the global yachting market; assisting in the engineering of innovative designs and complex systems. These ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineExtensive bollard pull & escort trials
MARIN Report 103
2 Aug 2011
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN carries out an extensive array of tests for bollard pull & escort trials and it has recently boosted its offering with new dedicated ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringresistance and propulsionrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringspeed/power performance
MagazineThe impact of ships that pass in the night... or in the day
MARIN Report 103
2 Aug 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN is involved in several projects examining the effects of passing ships. Here we present the many ways we help to shed light on this phenomenon.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentmooring and offloadingport and channel designsafety
MagazineInland waterway transport the subject of many MARIN studies
MARIN Report 103
2 Aug 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
With increasing concerns about the environment and growing congestion on the roads, inland shipping is an interesting alternative. Report represents ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmanoeuvringinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingport and channel design
MagazineImproving nautical risk modelling with the help of AIS
MARIN Report 103
2 Aug 2011
Reading time 3 minutes
AIS has proven to be a valuable data source in vessel tracking for all kinds of applications, ranging from cargo tracking to detecting piracy. MARIN ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorssafety
PaperSlamming of ships - Where are we now? A review
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A
28 Jul 2011
The literature published on the problem of ship slamming in waves has been reviewed from the point of view of someone working at a ship research ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralseakeepingresearch and developmentseakeeping performanceslammingresearch
PaperThe myth of the re-entrant jet
3rd International Cavitation Forum (WIMRC), Coventry, UK
4 Jul 2011
The re-entrant jet flow model is one of the options of wake closure in the Helmholtz/Kirchhoff free-streamline theory. It is a mathematically ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentcavitationsimulationspropellerpropulsorresearch
PaperHigh-speed micro-scale observations of nuclei-induced sheet cavitation
WIMRD 3rd International Cavitation Forum 2011, Coventry, UK
4 Jul 2011
High-speed video observations were conducted on microscale in order to reveal detailed information on the diameter, form and trajectories of nuclei ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmentcavitationerosionpropulsionnavysimulationsresearch
PaperNumerical analysis of wind environmental conditions in an entrance channel in Galicia Spain
Developments in Marine CFD, London, UK
25 Jun 2011
An analysis of wind environmental conditions in the entrance channel of Ria de Ferrol in Galicia, Spain has been conducted with Computational Fluid ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingsimulations
PaperFloating Wind Turbine Challenge
INORE
23 Jun 2011
On June 23 and 24 2011, 25 international PhD students and young researchers of the international offshore wind industry gathered at the floating ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energy
PaperModel-Scale And Full-Scale CFD Calculations For Current Loads On Semi-Submersible
30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
20 Jun 2011
In this paper results of CFD calculations with the MARIN in-house code ReFRESCO are presented for the JBF-14000 Semi-Submersible designed by Huisman ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gaslife at searesearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
PaperViscous Flow Effects Of Passing Ships In Ports
30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2011), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
20 Jun 2011
This paper presents a method to compute the effect of passing ships on moored ships. The method is in principle based on the method originally ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentmooring and offloadingsimulationsresearch
PaperPredicting Roll Added Mass And Damping Of A Ship Hull Section Using CFD
30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
20 Jun 2011
In this paper, the flow around a forced rolling body is analyzed with MARIN in-house CFD code ReFRESCO. The objective is to assess if the code can ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresearch and developmentsimulationsdampingresearch
PaperAn Innovative Oil Pollution Containment Method for Ship Wrecks Proposed for Offshore Well Blow-outs
30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2011), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
19 Jun 2011
In the aftermath of the PRESTIGE disaster, an innovative system for the prompt intervention on oil pollution sources (primarily ship wrecks) at ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmentaccident investigationsextreme conditionsloads and responsesmooring and offloadingmotionsvortex induced motions (vim)waves & motionsoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperA Generic Optimization Algorithm for the Allocation of DP Actuators
30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2011), Rotterdam, the Netherlands
19 Jun 2011
In this paper we present a generic optimization algorithm for the allocation of dynamic positioning actuators, such as azimuthing thrusters and ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningmanoeuvringrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentsimulationsoffshore engineeringresearch