PaperThe prediction of scale effects on ship wave systems using a steady iterative RANS method
7th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS 2004), Hamburg, Germany
3 Oct 2004
Model testing of ships is usually performed at equivalent Froude numbers to obtain equal wave patterns at model scale and at full scale. However, ...
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PaperWeather-related economics of natural gas transport for two propulsion plant configurations
RINA Conference "Design and operation of gas carriers", London, UK
23 Sep 2004
It has always been difficult to incorporate the effect of environmental conditions into an economical evaluation. This study shows that scenario ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringseakeeping
PaperScenario simulations in design for service
9th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS 2004), Lübeck-Travemünde, Germany
12 Sep 2004
Regarding design for service as a competitive edge for both ship builder and ship owner, the present paper addresses the problem of expressing the ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorsseakeepingpassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingoperability
PaperCoupling between liquified gas and vessel's motion for partially filled tanks: effect on seakeeping
RINA conference, Operation of Gas carrier, London, UK
1 Sep 2004
Gas production projects are today under development or scheduled in a short future. Offshore LNG gas production raises different problems associated ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaseakeepingtransport and shippingloads and responses
PaperComputation of free-surface viscous flows at model and full scale by a steady iterative approach
25th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, St. John’s, Canada
8 Aug 2004
This paper describes progress in the development of a method to compute viscous flow with free surface around a ship hull. The method solves the ...
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MagazineShip and offshore operators benefit from structural monitoring
MARIN Report 83
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 6 minutes
A very important part of MARIN's work is helping ship and offshore operators improve their designs and operational performance. Structural ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencemonitoringtrials and monitoringstructural responsefull scale
MagazineNew tests seek solutions to slamming problems
MARIN Report 83
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 3 minutes
Impulsive loads experienced by ships in waves degrade directly and indirectly, performance and safety.
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MagazineGet acquainted with RAPID release 3.0
MARIN Report 83
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 3 minutes
An essential part in the development of today's competitive ship design is a good hull shape. For several years MARIN's RAPID CFD software has ...
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MagazineThree year study ELAST ends with interesting results
MARIN Report 83
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 3 minutes
This year the Co-operative Research Ship (CRS) project ELAST finalised its three year study on the correlation
between bow-flare slamming and ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceseakeepingmodel testinghydro-elasticityslamming
MagazineGetting a grip on deep water riser VIV
MARIN Report 83
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 6 minutes
As drilling, production and subsequent transportation to the markets becomes more and more expensive, only big
reservoirs justify the enormous ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingvortex induced vibrations (viv)
MagazineSAFE-FLOW destined to change future design
MARIN Report 83
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 6 minutes
Commenting on the successfull completion of the SAFE-FLOW project, Joaqu’n L—pez-Cortijo of IZAR FENE shipyards, concluded: ÒThese results will ...
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PaperWave feed forward DP and analysis of the effect on Shuttle Tanker Operation
Dynamic Positioning Conference, Houston, Texas, USA
1 Aug 2004
From 2000 through 2003 a Joint Industry Project (DP-JIP) was carried out, developing technology to improve dynamic positioning control by using wave ...
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PaperWave Impact Excitation on Ship Type Offshore Structures in Steep Fronted Waves
OMAE Speciality Symposium on FPSO Integrity, Houston, USA
1 Aug 2004
Wave impacts in steep fronted waves can induce extremely large impact pressures on the hull of moored ship-type offshore structures. As part of the ...
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MagazineMASTering the art…
MARIN Report 83
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 3 minutes
The 'Best Mast' project aims to tackle the roblems of mast design as current industry knowledge is often stretched beyond all previous experience.
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationspassengers and yachtingmodel testingmonitoringtrials and monitoringloads and responsesfull scalesimulationssoftware engineering
MagazineDevelopment of new wave impact load tool
MARIN Report 83
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 3 minutes
During the FPSO week held in Singapore in early April the new ComFLOW-2 project officially kicked off. With a budget of around E1.5m, this JIP is ...
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