MagazineGirassol buoy under tension
MARIN Report 85
1 Apr 2005
Reading time 6 minutes
In early 2004, the Girassol offloading buoy, installed offshore Angola,was equipped with a new mooring arrangement. TOTAL E&P Angola awarded the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringmooring and offloadingfull scale
MagazineOffloading of LNG increasing demand for LIFSIM program
MARIN Report 85
1 Apr 2005
Reading time 6 minutes
Traditionally the MARIN program LIFSIM has been used extensively by the Offshore Department to assist clients in the design and evaluation of their ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingmooring and offloadingsimulationssoftware engineeringoffshore engineering
PaperFree-surface viscous flow computations for KCS and 5415 models using the PARNASSOS code
CFD Workshop, Tokyo, Japan
1 Mar 2005
This paper briefly describes the RANS method used in the computations by MARIN and IST, and the particular treatment of the free surface boundary ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsiondefencetransport and shippingresearch and developmenthull form optimisationsimulationsresearch
PaperVerification and validation of calculations of the viscous flow around KVLCC2M in oblique motion
5th Osaka Colloquium, Osaka, Japan
1 Mar 2005
Viscous-flow calculations have been conducted for the KVLCC2M hull form in oblique motion. Several different drift angles were considered in this ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
PaperLaboratory Tests for VIV Prediction of Deepwater Risers
International Symposium on Technology of Ultra Deep Ocean Engineering, Tokyo, Japan
1 Feb 2005
One of the great challenges in the offshore industry is still the assessment of the motions of risers in waves and current in deep or ultra deep ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingvortex induced vibrations (viv)simulationsoffshore engineering
PaperThe Behaviour of Tugs in Waves Assisting LNG Carriers During Berthing Along Offshore LNG Terminals
24th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2005), Halkidiki, Greece
1 Jan 2005
For future offshore LNG terminals tugs are planned to assist LNG carriers during berthing and offloading operations. A model test study was carried ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringnautical operationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingloads and responsesmotionsoperabilitysimulationsoffshore engineering
PaperCapsize probability analysis for a small container vessel
International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles (STAB), Istanbul, Turkey
1 Jan 2005
In this paper we investigate the long term capsize probability for a small container vessel which is operated in a regular service schedule on the ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorsseakeepingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentextreme conditionsoperabilityresearch
PaperGeneration of structured block boundary grids
Congreso de Metodos Numericos en Ingenieria, Granada, Spain
1 Jan 2005
In external flow hydrodynamics, the computation domain is typically bounded internally by a given surface shape, but externally the domain border ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperDevelopment and application of a new three components PIV system (3C-PIV designed for towing tank applications
10th days of hydrodynamics, Nantes, France
1 Jan 2005
The collection of fine experimental data is a constant need for the validation of CFD codes. The experimental techniques currently applied in ...
sustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionmarine systemsmodel testinghull form optimisationpropeller designvortex induced vibrations (viv)
PaperITTC report of Specialist for Validation of Waterjet Test Procedures
24th International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC), Edinburg, Scotland, UK
1 Jan 2005
The objective of the Specialist Committee on Validation of Waterjet Test Procedures is to provide proven procedures for the determination of the ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingcavitationpropulsion
PaperDesign criteria for weather routed transport
RINA Heavy transport and lift conference, London, UK
1 Jan 2005
The paper describes the advanced design process for weather routed heavy cargo transports which is now possible using the Safetrans PC software ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorsrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaseakeepingtransport and shippingmonitoringresearch and developmentlifting and decommissioninglashingoperabilityoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperAssessment of LNG transport chains using weather based voyage simulations
Transactions of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME),
1 Jan 2005
It is well known that the weather can have considerable effects on the delivery reliability of an LNG supply chain. These effects will become even ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorsdynamic positioningmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaseakeepingtransport and shippingmooring and offloadingoperabilityoffshore engineering
PaperAspects of the cavitating propeller tip vortex as a source of inboard noise and vibration
ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting and Exhibition, Houston, TX, USA
1 Jan 2005
This paper surveys fluid dynamic-acoustic mechanisms that may explain low-frequent, broadband hull excitation experienced on board of ships and ...
noise and vibrationpropeller designhydrodynamicscavitationpropeller and cavitation
PaperModeling Two-Phase Flow with Offshore Applications
24th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2005), Halkidiki, Greece
1 Jan 2005
With the trend towards offshore LNG production and offloading, sloshing of LNG in partially filled tanks has become an important research subject ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingsimulationsoffshore engineering
PaperSimulation of the Dynamic Motions of Complex Sub-Sea structures in the Splash Zone During Deepwater Installations
Deep Offshore Technology conference (DOT), Vitoria, Brazilia
1 Jan 2005
Existing simulation methods are not able to determine in detail the wave loads on and the motions of a complex subsea structure when it is passing ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingloads and responsesmotionssimulationsoffshore engineering