PaperInvestigating the Effect of Damping Originating from Mooring and Risers on the VIM Response of a Semi-Submersible Floater Using Coupled CFD-Time-Domain Simulations
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, USA
1 May 2023
The Vortex Induced Motion (VIM) response of multi-column semi-submersible floaters may have a significant impact on the predicted fatigue life of ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiescfdoffshoreoffshore windmodel testingvortex induced motions (vim)vim and viv
MagazinemAUV further developed with addition of relative navigation capabilities
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
MARIN has designed and built the modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (mAUV) for use in research projects in its model basins. The mAUV has a ...
MagazineReFRESCO 2023.1 unveiled
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
MARIN’s CFD Development Team and its partners further advance the renowned viscous flow code. The renowned viscous flow code ReFRESCO, developed by ...
MagazineGreen water MARIN study reveals: Feeder ships sailing by the Dutch Wadden Islands are at risk of losing deck containers
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
With the accident of the Ultra Large Container Ship “MSC Zoë” in January 2019, during which 342 containers were lost overboard a few miles off the ...
MagazineBlueWeek in the Balearics - where ambitious sustainable developments take place in a unique and fragile environment
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
More than ever, collaboration is crucial to achieve the much needed and ambitious sustainable energy transition. Providing an open and independent ...
MagazineFlowPike enables detailed full-scale propeller inflow measurements
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
Within the JoRes JIP, unique full-scale wake field measurements were performed with MARIN’s new flow velocity measurement device called the ...
MagazineTilting, one-piece floating offshore wind rotor successfully tested
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
Supporting clients with their innovations is a core part of MARIN’s strategy and this was recently highlighted when TouchWind's pioneering floating ...
MagazineFloating solar concepts under scrutiny
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
More than 70% of the surface of our blue planet is covered with water. The Netherlands lies on a river delta and is inextricably linked to the sea. ...
MagazineExploring the advantages of 'intention sharing' along the inland waterways
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
MARIN’s mission to contribute to a safer and smarter use of our waters led to a pioneering simulation study into the concept of ‘intention sharing’ ...
PaperOC6 project Phase III: validation of the aerodynamic loading on a wind turbine rotor undergoing large motion caused by a floating support structure
Wind Energy Science
6 Apr 2023
This paper provides a summary of the work done within Phase III of the Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration, Continued, with Correlation and ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesblue growthcfd/simulation/desk studiesoffshore windtime-domain simulations
PaperInfluence of Interpolation Scheme on the Accuracy of Overset Method for Computing Rudder-Propeller Interaction
Journal of Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
1 Mar 2023
The overset method and associated interpolation schemes are usually thoroughly verified only on synthetic or academic test cases for which ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfdmanoeuvringcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperVerification and validation of CFD simulations of the NTNU BT1 wind turbine
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
1 Mar 2023
Results obtained from CFD simulations are sensitive to many numerical settings, such as grid spacing, time increment, turbulence models, etc. ...
cfdfloating wind turbine
ThesisSailing through fluid mud: Verification and Validation of a CFD model for simulations of ships sailing in muddy areas
TU Delft
23 Feb 2023
The increasing size of today's ships is a major concern for navigation in confined waters. In order to ensure safe manoeuvres, port authorities ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesresistance and propulsioncfd/simulation/desk studiescfdnautical operationsauthorities and regulatorsinfrastructure
PaperWISP2 project on wind propulsion performance prediction methods and manoeuvring
Wind Propulsion Conference, London, UK
16 Feb 2023
MARIN, together with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), started the second WiSP Joint Industry Project which has the objective to expand the ...
wind propulsionmanoeuvring
PaperIn situ measurements of void fractions and bubble size distributions in bubble curtains
Experiments in Fluids
24 Jan 2023
We report the development of a novel measurement system designed to measure bubble properties in bubble curtains (i.e. planar bubble plumes) in situ ...
noise and vibration