MagazineTackling tug emissions with Green Tug and E3 projects
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Even though shipping is one of the cleanest and most efficient methods of transportation, it too is playing its role in the battle to reduce ...
infrastructure
MagazineSafety assessment for offshore wind farms with SAMSON
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
The Dutch government aims to stimulate the use of renewable energy and one key part of this
strategy is offshore wind power. After many years, the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energywind farms
MagazineNew Renewable ENergy Team (RENT) launches
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN has recently started a special Renewable ENergy Team (RENT) aiming to assist clients interested in the offshore renewable energy field.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energy
PaperHydrodynamic analysis for side-by-side offloading
The Nineteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Osaka, Japan
21 Jul 2009
In this paper a comparison between model basin experiments and results of linear diffraction computations on side-by-side moored LNG carriers is ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmentsimulationsdampingside-by-sideoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperFull Scale Sloshing Impact Tests
The Nineteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Osaka, Japan
21 Jul 2009
The paper describes the first full scale tests on a real membrane containment system subjected to action of breaking waves representative of ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringhydro-elasticitysloshingfull scalelngoffshore engineering
PaperOverview of Sloshel Project
The Nineteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Osaka, Japan
21 Jul 2009
This paper provides an overview of the Sloshel project, aspects of which are further described in other ISOPE 2009 papers (Kaminski, Bogaert, 2009; ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringhydro-elasticitysloshingfull scaleoffshore engineering
PaperNear-wall profiles of mean flow and turbulence quantities predicted by eddy-viscosity turbulence models
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
1 Jul 2009
This paper presents for the simple flow over a flat plate the near-wall profiles of mean flow and turbulence quantities determined with seven ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studiescfd development
PaperComputation of hull-pressure fluctuations due to non-cavitating propellers
1st International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’09), Trondheim, Norway
24 Jun 2009
This paper describes a new coupling procedure of two boundary element methods aimed at computing propellerinduced hull-pressure fluctuations. The ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentcavitationsimulationsresearch
PaperPropeller Cavitation Modelling by CFD - Results from the VIRTUE 2008 Rome Workshop
First International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’09), Trondheim, Norway
22 Jun 2009
Results from the Rome 2008 Workshop on cavitating propeller modelling are presented. Seven computational models by RANS, LES and BEM are benchmarked ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentcavitationpropeller designsimulationsresearch
PaperInvestigation of hull pressure fluctuations generated by cavitating vortices
First International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’09), Trondheim, Norway
22 Jun 2009
The paper describes an ongoing research program at MARIN for the investigation of low frequency hull pressure fluctuations caused by cavitating ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentcavitationsimulationsresearch
PaperMotions and Mooring Loads of an LNG-Carrier Moored at a Jetty in a Complex Bathymetry
28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2009), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
1 Jun 2009
The Yemen LNG Company Ltd. is working on the design and construction of an LNG plant in the Republic of Yemen. The LNG plant, located at Balhaf on ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingloads and responsesmooring and offloadingmotionssimulationsoffshore engineering
PaperWave Slamming on External Turrets of FPSOs
28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2009), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
1 Jun 2009
The paper discussed the possible slamming loads on the underside of the (chaintable of) external turret moored F(P)SOs. For this problem of turret ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingloads and responsesmooring and offloadingslammingsimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineering
PaperThe Effect of Wave Directionality on Low Frequency Motions and Mooring Forces
28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2009), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
1 Jun 2009
Operability of offshore moored ships can be affected by low frequency wave loads. The low frequency motions of a moored ship may limit the uptime of ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingmooring and offloadingmotionssimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineering
PaperExperimental Variation of Focusing Wave Groups for the Investigation of Their Predictability
28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2009), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
1 Jun 2009
In deterministic model testing, focusing wave groups are used for the simulation of dedicated wave environments. They are characterized by the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingresearch and developmentloads and responsesmotionsoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperTime Domain Analysis for DP Simulations
28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2009), Honolulu, Hawai, USA
1 Jun 2009
As the offshore industry is developing into deeper and deeper waters Dynamic Positioning (DP) techniques are becoming more important to the ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingmotionssimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineering