MagazineIt's a pod revolution
MARIN Report 71
1 sep. 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
In recent times podded propulsors (pods) have more or less completely replaced the conventional exposed shaft configurations on nearly all cruise ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingpropeller designsimulations
MagazineLinks with Lloyd's
MARIN Report 71
1 sep. 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
Lloyd's Register and MARIN have worked closely together on a wide variety of projects at many times during the last quarter of a century. MARIN ...
MagazineROTOR' research - a 'tugnology' revolution
MARIN Report 71
1 sep. 2000
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Tugnology' is a creative word dreamed up by Rotterdam harbour towage group KOTUG International to describe its highly unconventional propulsion ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingmonitoringtrials and monitoringhull form optimisationpropulsionspeed/power performancefull scale
MagazineModel pods - a sophisticated approach
MARIN Report 71
1 sep. 2000
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Nowadays pods are very common on cruise ships as their operators face spiralling demands regarding vibration and noise in combination with heavy ...
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MagazineJoint Industry Projects - collaboration is the key
MARIN Report 71
1 sep. 2000
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Joint Industry Projects, commonly known as JIPs, are growing in popularity in the hydrodynamic field. And as Henk Valkhof, Senior Consultant ...
MagazineCavitation realities
MARIN Report 71
1 sep. 2000
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Over the years significant progress has been made in the prediction of cavitation behaviour using a combination of calculation and model ...
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MagazineTIPVOR - US and Dutch Navies unite to battle cavitation
MARIN Report 71
1 sep. 2000
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Cavitation research and propulsor developments are key MARIN areas of expertise and the Depressurised Towing Tank and the Cavitation Tunnel are ...
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PaperMulti-ship training for tow-out of a large submarine, featuring advanced tug simulators
International Training and Education Conference (ITEC)
23 jun. 2000
Recent experiences with combined design and training studies have proven to be beneficial in both terms of safety and economics. In the design ...
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MagazineStretching the hydrodynamic envelope
MARIN Report 70
1 jun. 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN's newly opened Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin (SMB) is the scene for some advanced research into new techniques, geared to stretch the ...
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MagazineMARIN's new Offshore Basin is 'unique', without global parallel
MARIN Report 70
1 jun. 2000
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This year and in future, MARIN's relationship with the offshore sector will be substantially strengthened with the
opening in June of its new ...
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MagazineSpanish fishing fleet hospital ship put through its paces by MARIN
MARIN Report 70
1 jun. 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
In 1999, Spanish shipyard S.A. Juliana Constructora Gijonesa, member of the Astilleros Espa–oles group, won an order to build a new hospital ship ...
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MagazineIn the Offshore Basin, current affairs are the order of the day
MARIN Report 70
1 jun. 2000
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The offshore market is searching for reserves in ever deeper waters, a reality which makes the need for pin-point accurate current generation in a ...
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MagazineChallenge of the shallows
MARIN Report 70
1 jun. 2000
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In decreasing water depths, resistance and propulsion characteristics change significantly, as do a ship's steering and manoeuvring characteristics. ...
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MagazineBefore the great flood
MARIN Report 70
1 jun. 2000
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The technological trend offshore has been to search in increasingly deep waters Ð but even from a model scale perspective, this can be hard to ...
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MagazineStorms at the click of a switch
MARIN Report 70
1 jun. 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Model tests have invariably tried to simulate the forces of nature, of wind, wave and currents - the rule-ofthumb
being the more reliable the ...
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