PaperWave Basin Tests of a Multi-Body Floating PV System Sheltered by a Floating Breakwater
Energies
26 Apr 2024
The development of floating photovoltaic systems (FPV) for coastal and offshore locations requires a solid understanding of a design’s hydrodynamic ...
floating solaroffshoreoffshore engineeringrenewablesblue growth
PaperTowing Analysis and Validation of a Fully Assembled Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Based on an Experimental Study
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
22 Apr 2024
The offshore wind sector is moving into deep waters and using floating platforms to harness the higher wind speeds in exposed locations. There are ...
offshore windfloating windfloating wind turbine
MagazineNevesbu HVDC Substation concept model tests at MARIN
MARIN Report 139
29 Mar 2024
According to expectations, 1,800 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy will be generated by 2050 worldwide, of which 250 GW will be produced by ...
offshoreoffshore windoffshore energy
MagazineScreening to find critical wave events for green water and slamming
MARIN Report 139
29 Mar 2024
Recent accidents underline the importance of designing for loads that occur due to extreme waves impacting marine structures. This was illustrated ...
wave measurementsslammingcfd
MagazineManoeuvring and seakeeping with wind propulsion
MARIN Report 139
29 Mar 2024
The market introduction of wind propulsion continues to accelerate with the fleet of commercial ships equipped doubling in the last year. And if ...
wind propulsion
MagazineCan a computer learn to sail an Optimist with AI?
MARIN Report 139
29 Mar 2024
Put a child in an Optimist and it will learn how to sail intuitively, without understanding the details of aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. This ...
data sciencetime-domain simulationsai
MagazineWave basin tests to demonstrate an integrated floating breakwater and solar farm concept
MARIN Report 139
29 Mar 2024
The Horizon Europe project SUREWAVE (2022-2025) aims to develop a floating solar farm for offshore environments. An existing design of ...
floating solaroffshoreoffshore energy
PaperPropeller Load Variations for Maneuvering Ships in Waves
Eighth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
20 Mar 2024
This paper presents a method that can predict the load variations on propellers of ships that are maneuvering in waves. A two time-scales approach ...
hydro-systems integrationmanoeuvringpoweringseakeepingtime-domain simulations
PaperAn Experimental Study on Visualisation and Passive Control of Model Propeller Boundary Layers
Eighth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
20 Mar 2024
This paper examines the complications of a laminar propeller boundary layer during towing tank model testing and proposes a solution in the form of ...
propeller and cavitationresistance and propulsionmeasurements and controlpowering
PaperA Numerical Study on Model Propeller Performance Prediction Including Transitional and Passively Controlled Boundary Layer Considerations
Eighth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
20 Mar 2024
Viscous flow simulations, utilising Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), have increasingly become the standard approach in the design and ...
cfdresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testingearly innovations and solutions
PaperShip URN mitigation by air injection: model-scale experiments and application to full-scale measurement data
8th International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
17 Mar 2024
It is recognised that continuous underwater radiated noise (URN) from shipping needs to be mitigated in order to minimise impact on marine animals. ...
cavitation
PaperPIANO: A physics-based semi-empirical source level model for fleet-scale ship URN prediction
8th International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’24), Berlin, Germany
17 Mar 2024
Concern is growing about the impacts of continuous underwater radiated noise (URN) from ships on marine fauna. In anticipation of future regulation ...
propeller and cavitation
MagazineOpening of the Seven Oceans Simulator centre is fast approaching
MARIN Report 139
9 Mar 2024
MARIN employees, partners and their subcontractors have been working hard on the realisation of the new, innovative research facility of MARIN - the ...
simulatorsfacilities and tools
PaperCFD analysis of the full-scale resistance of an oil tanker in presence of a mud–water interface
Ocean Engineering
15 Feb 2024
The presence of mud layers on the bottom of ports and waterways can have negative effects on the hydrodynamic behaviour of marine vessels. This ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiescfdmanoeuvring and nautical studiesnautical operationsinfrastructurecfd development
PaperShip trajectory prediction using encoder–decoder-based deep learning models
Journal of Location Based Services
1 Feb 2024
Accurate prediction of ship trajectories can be an important capability for various maritime transport applications, such as vessel traffic services ...
ships