MagazineDecent proposals at 7th FPSO JIP Week
MARIN Report 74
1 Aug 2001
Reading time 5 minutes
The latest FPSO JIP Week, held in Wageningen, home of MARIN, again provided an excellent platform for exchanging expert industry knowledge and for ...
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MagazineSimulator successes
MARIN Report 74
1 Aug 2001
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN's Nautical Centre MSCN presents just a few of its recent simulator challenges where owners use simulator exercises to support company policy.
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MagazineSWATH comes under scrutiny
MARIN Report 74
1 Aug 2001
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN assists Thyssen Nordseewerke in rigorous examination of SWATH design where seakeeping and manoeuvring ability come under the spotlight.
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MagazineSpeed trials on cruise liner OLYMPIC VOYAGER
MARIN Report 74
1 Aug 2001
Reading time 3 minutes
Royal Olympic Cruises accelerated into the fast lane recently when its latest high speed liner Olympic Voyager received a top award for the most ...
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MagazinePARNASSOS to tackle larger class hulls
MARIN Report 74
1 Aug 2001
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN's program PARNASSOS is familiar to many in the industry. At present PARNASSOS is regularly used to predict the viscous flow field around ...
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MagazineOffshore research aids future design
MARIN Report 74
1 Aug 2001
Reading time 3 minutes
Offshore research is an important part of MARIN's work and several developments outlined here are helping improve future design.
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PaperEfficient Numerical Solution of Steady Free-Surface Navier–Stokes Flow
Journal of Computational Physics
6 Jul 2001
This paper proposes an efficient iterative method for solving the steady free-surface flow problem. A comparison of the numerical results with ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionpoweringresearch and developmenthull form optimisationsimulationsresearch
PaperDiffraction and Radiation of Waves around Side-by-side Moored Vessels
The Eleventh International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Stavanger, Norway
17 Jun 2001
This paper investigates the hydrodynamical aspects of a floating two body system. The emphasis is geared to a side by side mooring of a FPSO vessel ...
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PaperExperiments for High Reynolds VIV on Risers
The Eleventh International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Stavanger, Norway
17 Jun 2001
In this paper the results of high Reynolds VIV experiments with a new test set-up in MARIN''s high speed towing tank are presented. A circular ...
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PaperNumerical Multiple-body Simulations of Side-by-side Mooring to an FPSO
The Eleventh International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Stavanger, Norway
17 Jun 2001
A numerical time domain simulation model has been developed for the prediction of the hydrodynamic response of an LNG FPSO with an alongside moored ...
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PaperEffect of Coupling of Mooring Lines And Risers On the Design Values For a Turret Moored FPSO In Deep Water of the Gulf of Mexico
The Eleventh International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Stavanger, Norway
17 Jun 2001
In the framework of the DeepStar CTR 4401A "Theme structures" coupled computations were carded out on a turret moored tanker based FPSO in 3,000 ft, ...
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PaperA Numerical Study on Wave Run Up on an FPSO Bow
20th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2001), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 Jun 2001
In this paper results are presented of numerical simulations of a wedge that penetrates the water surface. An extensive test series was carried out ...
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PaperPrediction of extreme motions and capsizing of ships and offshore structures
20th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 Jun 2001
This paper presents an overview of developments related to the dynamic behavior of intact and damaged ships and offshore platforms in extreme ...
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PaperHatch cover loads experienced by M.V. Derbyshire during typhoon 'Orchid'
Glasgow Marine Fair And International Workshop On Safety Of Bulk Carriers, Glasgow, Scotland
1 May 2001
Tests with a scale model played a crucial role in the understanding of the behaviour of M.V. Derbyshire and also of the hatch cover loads ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceseakeepingauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmodel testingextreme conditionsloads and responsessafety
PaperRevision of the Intenational Convention on Load Lines
Glasgow Marine Fair and Workshop on Safety of Bulk Carriers, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1 May 2001
This paper provides a brief overview of the development and content of the International Convention on Load Lines. It describes the main elements of ...
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