PaperEffect of Operational Conditions on the Cavitation Inception Speed of Naval Propellers
25th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, St. John's, Canada
1 Aug 2004
A propeller analysis package for time domain simulations is described that permits evaluation of the effects of variable operating conditions on ...
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PaperIs uncertainty of wave induced fatiguing loading on FPSOs uncertain?
OMAE Speciality Symposium on FPSO Integrity, Houston, USA
1 Aug 2004
That FPSOs being permanently positioned offshore installations are continuously subjected to sea actions was known to the industry from the very ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingmonitoringtrials and monitoringfatigueloads and responsesfull scaleoffshore engineering
MagazineJoint Industry Projects - the lifeblood of the industry
MARIN Report 83
1 Aug 2004
Reading time 3 minutes
Joint Industry Projects (JIPs) are an essential source of communication with our clients. Essential, because the meetings and discussions ...
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PaperExploratory Experiments to Determine Flow and Structure Borne Noise of Erosive
Heat Transfer/Fluid Engineering Summer Conference (HTFED04), Charlote, North Carolina, USA
11 Jul 2004
In two exploratory setups, a high-frequency pressure transducer has been used to determine both the flow and the structure borne noise above 200 ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencenoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingcavitationpropulsion
PaperSafety of LNG-Shipping around Ports and Terminals
Port Technology International
23 Jun 2004
The design of port lay-outs and terminals suitable for LNG-carriers has to meet exceptionally high safety standards. The highly sensitive subject is ...
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PaperDowntime Analysis Techniques for Complex Offshore and Dredging Operations
23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE04), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
20 Jun 2004
Offshore operations in open seas may be seriously affected by the weather. This can lead to a downtime during these operations. The question whether ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralsafe operations and human factorsrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmooring and offloadingoperabilitywaves & motionsoffshore engineering
PaperAn Approach to Calculate the Probability of Wave Impact on an FPSO Bow
23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2004), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
20 Jun 2004
This work aims at characterizing the probability of wave impact and expected impact load on the bow geometry of an FPSO. In order to determine the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingextreme conditionshydro-elasticitysimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineering
PaperThe Numerical Simulation of LNG Sloshing with an Improved Volume Of Fluid Method
23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2004), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
20 Jun 2004
With the trend towards offshore LNG production and offloading, sloshing of LNG in partially filled tanks has become an important research subject ...
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PaperCoupled Mooring Analysis for a Deep Water CALM Buoy
23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2004), Vancouver, Canada
1 Jun 2004
The effect of the mooring loads on floater motions can be significant for small water plane area floaters like CALM buoys. Not only does the mooring ...
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PaperLow Frequency Motions of LNG carriers Moored in Shallow Water
23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2004) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jun 2004
With the LNG market booming, the need for reliable and safe means of transferring LNG from a producing, floating facility to an LNG carrier and from ...
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PaperWater motion in moonpools - Empirical and numerical approach
Association Technique Maritime et Aeronautique (ATMA), Paris, France
1 Jun 2004
Moonpools are used on many types of vessels: cable-laying vessels, exploration and drilling vessels, production barges, research and offshore ...
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PaperWave Run Up as Important Hydrodynamic Issue for Gravity Based Structures
23rd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2004), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jun 2004
Gravity Based Structures (GBS) are now seriously considered as LNG import terminal. When the environment of wind and waves is strongly directional, ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingresearch and developmentoffshore engineeringresearch
PaperHydrodynamics of large motor yachts - Past experience and future developments
ATMA - Association Technique Maritime et Aeronautique, Paris, France
1 Jun 2004
The paper reviews the trends in tested designs over the last 15 years and highlights the lessons learned in the course of a long history of tests at ...
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PaperLaboratory Investigation of Long Riser VIV Response
The Fourteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE) ,Toulon, France
23 May 2004
In order to address the response of a long cylindrical riser in current, design codes (like Vandiver, 1983) require lift and drag coefficients of ...
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PaperThe Interaction Effects of Mooring in close Proximity of Other Structures
The Fourteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Toulon, France
23 May 2004
Two typical close proximity situations are side-by-side mooring and Gravity Based Structure mooring. In these situations strong interaction effects ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingmooring and offloadingmotionsoffloadingwaves & motionsoffshore engineering