Introduction
Experienced CFDhydrodynamic specialist with a theoretical academic background in mechanical engineering and physics with over 10 years experience in applied naval architecture in the maritime research sector.Aim for innovation in the maritime sector linking mechanical engineering physics and naval architecture using advanced techniques e.g. CFD multidisciplinary optimization data driven technologies to come to innovative concepts that make zero emission shipping a reality.
Expertise areas
Publications
Magazine
Introducing MARIN’s Zero Emission Services
31 Oct 2024
Design offices, shipping companies and shipyards are searching for cleaner ways to operate, but the variety of alternative energy solutions to ...
Paper
Co-Design and Energy Management for Future Vessels
26 Oct 2023
The maritime industry is undergoing a significant shift towards more sustainable and efficient forms of transportation. As a result, designing ...
Magazine
Zero-Emission Research & Development in the spotlight
26 Jun 2023
To reach zero-emission shipping a combination of measures are needed including energy efficiency measures such as hydrodynamic and operational ...
Paper
Systematic design of future marine power & energy systems
9 Oct 2022
The design and realization of future zero emission power and energy systems on board ships is a challenging process. The resulting systems are ...
Magazine
Methanol as an Energy Steptowards Zero-Emission Dutch Shipping (MENENS)
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
The goal of MENENS is to accelerate the route to emission-free shipping by developing adaptive system solutions based on methanol. This project has ...
Magazine
The path towards zero emission shipping
7 Apr 2021
Zero emission shipping is top on the agenda of our sector. The paths to get there and the final solutions are different and depend on many aspects, ...
Magazine
JIP update
14 May 2020
These three Joint Industry Projects very much focus on the future. They examine methanol as a potential maritime fuel, zero emissions operations ...
Paper
Shallow-Water Performance Prediction - Hybrid Approach of Model Testing and CFD Calculations
22 Sep 2019
There are limitations in the performance predictions for shallow-water ships that normally operate at relatively high speeds, using towing tank ...
Paper
Advances in design and analysis of ducted propellers for dredging vessels
22 Sep 2019
This paper addresses the challenges and advances made in the hydro-dynamic design and design evaluation of ducted propellers. The application of new ...
Paper
Multi-Objective Surrogate Based Hull-Form Optimization Using High-Fidelity RANS Computations
15 May 2017
For a practical application it is shown that the computational time reduces from two weeks to only a day when using Surrogate Based Global ...
Paper
CFD for twin gondola aft ship design
4 Sep 2016
This paper shows a test case in the optimization for a twingondola ship. In optimizing ships, one can optimize for minimal resistance or for minimal ...
Paper
Ship optimization using viscous flow computations in combination with generic shape variations and Design of Experiments
4 Sep 2016
Today, optimization procedures based on CFD-computations are used more and more in practical ship design projects. Potential-flow solvers are used ...
Paper
Multi-objective Hull-form Optimization Using Kriging on Noisy Computer Experiments
17 Jun 2015
Meta-modelling is a key technique for efficient multi-objective optimization in ship design projects using CFD. However, objective functions ...
Magazine
ReFRESCO-operation gives unique opportunities in CFD
6 Dec 2014
Reading time 3 minutes
Last autumn MARIN launched an innovative initiative to start a partnership with its clients for a maritime Computational Fluid Dynamics' (CFD) ...
Paper
Design for Service - Effects of Loading Conditions on Powering Performances
25 Oct 2013
This paper discusses the results of a study to numerically determine the speed-power curve of a ship for several loading conditions. Therefore the ...
Paper
Optimization of a Chemical Tanker with Free-surface Viscous Flow Computations
20 Oct 2013
This paper discusses a procedure to optimize ship hull forms for minimum required power and best wake field quality, based on CFD computations of ...
Magazine
Improved hull optimisation using PARNASSOS Explorer
30 Aug 2013
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN's inhouse RANS optimisation tool PARNASSOS Explorer is helping the industry discover more about the optimal hull form in order to improve ...
Magazine
Geometry always at the heart of MARIN's work
21 Jan 2013
Reading time 3 minutes
Geometry always at the heart of MARIN's work
Computational geometry is at the heart of much of MARIN's day-to-day business, which includes the hull, ...
Magazine
Yachting - a highly demanding market
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 ...
Paper
Trim wedge optimization using RANS/FS
22 Mar 2011
It is well-known that even for large displacement ships the application of a trim wedge can reduce the ship resistance by several per cent. At ...
Magazine
CFD versus PIV
26 Aug 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is playing an increasingly important role in today's maritime industry. Report explains MARIN's efforts to ...
Magazine
Integrated design approach helps reduce fuel consumption and emissions
12 Aug 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Efforts to reduce emissions continue worldwide. The maritime industry too, is pressing on with initiatives to cut back emissions. Undoubtedly, ...
Magazine
BAE Systems and MARIN collaborate on Landing Platform Dock concept development
17 Oct 2007
Reading time 3 minutes
Bae Systems recently partnered MARIN in a bid to develop a concept Landing Platform Dock. Operational and engineering specialists from both ...
