PaperDynamic behaviour and operational limits of stabilizer fins
10th Congress of International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM 2002), Crete, Greece
13 May 2002
The efficiency of stabiliser fins is evaluated most of the time with a quasi-static, steady approach, the lifting characteristics being obtained ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencemarine systemslife at seaseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingmodel testingcomfortroll stabilisationcruise and ferry
PaperGreen Water Evaluation for FPSOs in the Gulf of Mexico
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA
1 May 2002
Estimation of green water occurrence and the associated loading on exposed structures is an important design consideration for FPSOs [Floating ...
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
PaperF(P)SO Offloading Concepts, their Nautical Feasibility and Safety Assessment
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA
1 May 2002
For the development of offshore deepwater oil or gas re-sources more often F(P)SOs, Floating (Production) Storage Offloading units are applied. For ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsnautical operationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmodel testingtrainingmooring and offloadingoffloadingsafetysimulationsoffshore engineering
PaperFPSOs - Design Considerations for the Structural Interface Hull and Topsides
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA
1 May 2002
This paper discusses the structural interface on FPSOs between the hull structure and the topsides modules. It identifies the most common topsides ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringextreme conditionsfatigueloads and responsesfull scaleoffshore engineering
PaperAdvances in full-scale wake-field predictions and the implications for the propeller design
10th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM ), Crete, Greece
1 May 2002
In the design of propellers for today’s advanced ships important design trade-offs have to be made regarding propulsion efficiency, ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionoil and gasmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmentcavitationpropeller designspeed/power performanceresearch
PaperModel experiments and simulations of a damaged frigate
10th Congress of International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM 2002), Crete, Greece
1 May 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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