PaperModel experiments and simulations of a damaged frigate
10th Congress of International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM 2002), Crete, Greece
1 mei 2002
To study the extreme motion behaviour of a damaged frigate, tests have been performed in calm water and in waves of different heights and steepness. ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringseakeepingdefenceresearch and developmentdamage stabilityextreme conditionsresearch
MagazineTwo leading truss Spar players choose MARIN model testing
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN was very proud when the two main players in the truss Spar field, CSO -Aker and J. Ray McDermott, both decided to use MARIN's facilities and ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingmooring and offloadingvortex induced vibrations (viv)offshore engineering
MagazineDeepwater innovations offshore Brazil
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has been working together with the university COPEE/UFRJ in Rio de Janeiro on
the development of the Sub Surface ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingmooring and offloadingoffshore engineering
MagazineFull-scale VIV tests for marine riser applications
MARIN report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
One of the great challenges in the offshore industry is the assessment of the motions of a circular cylinder in waves and current, for application ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingvortex induced motions (vim)simulationsoffshore engineering
MagazineMARIN aims to play an important role in the offshore industry
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 6 minutes
2001 saw MARIN getting increasingly involved in the offshore industry. Bas Bucher, Henk van den Boom and Jos van
Doorn explain the increasing role ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingmonitoringtrainingtrials and monitoringfull scalesimulationsoffshore engineering
MagazineNew lines for LNG carrier set future standards
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN recently supported French naval engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) in the development
of a new set of lines for LNG carriers. ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionoil and gasseakeepingtransport and shippinghull form optimisationsloshingsimulations
MagazineInitiatives flow from Lisbon FPSO JIP Week
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 6 minutes
As usual the FPSO JIP week proved invaluable as a forum whereby leading industry members in the field of floating production can get together, ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingmonitoringresearch and developmenttrials and monitoringfull scalesimulationsoffshore engineeringresearch
MagazineDrilling semi-submersible set for Caspian Sea
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN recently carried out verification studies, including both model tests and hydrodynamic calculations, on a
new drilling semi-submersible to be ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingmooring and offloadingsimulationsoffshore engineering
MagazineMARIN spearheads JIP into future role of the tug
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
An increased public awareness of safety and environmental issues, means tanker escorting into busy harbours and terminals, is under the spotlight. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingmonitoringmotionsseakeeping performancefull scaleoffshore engineering
MagazineWildlife inspires MARIN in DP-JIP
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN takes its inspiration from many places but here Report looks at one of the more unusual sources.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningmodel testingmonitoringfull scale
MagazineNew TLD concept tackles harsh environments
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
A current drive to produce oil in deeper and deeper waters has pushed many oil companies to look into new technologies and to lower costs for their ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingmooring and offloadingoffshore engineering
MagazineMARIN helps improve CALM buoy design
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 3 minutes
As the deepwater CALM buoy becomes a common solution for offloading from spread moored West of Africa FPSOs, MARIN is carrying out an increasing ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingloads and responsesmooring and offloadingoffshore engineering
MagazineNew tools examine nautical safety of offloading operations
MARIN Report 76
1 apr. 2002
Reading time 6 minutes
FPSOs are more often applied for the development of offshore deepwater oil or gas resources but for the export of
oil (or gas) from the FPSO, ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsnautical operationsrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmooring and offloadingsimulationsoffshore engineering
PaperPractical Grid Generation Tools with Applications to Ship Hydrodynamics
7th International Conference on Grid Generation and Computational Field Simulations, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
1 feb. 2002
This paper presents 2-D, surface and 3-D grid generation tools for building structured grids. Algebraic, orthogonal and elliptical grid generation ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
ThesisA combined experimental and numerical study of the turbulent wake
PhD-thesis, Delft University of Technology
14 jan. 2002
The main objective of the present investigation is to gain a better understanding of the flow in the far and near wake of a flat plate. To realize ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionresearch and developmentspeed/power performancesimulationsresearch