MagazineCavitation realities
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Over the years significant progress has been made in the prediction of cavitation behaviour using a combination of calculation and model ...
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringtrials and monitoringcavitationfull scale
MagazineDepressurised Towing Tank - bigger, better, quicker
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
Towards the end of this year, MARIN's newly rebuilt and modernised Depressurised Towing Tank (DTT) will be back in service. Henk Valkhof and Tom van ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testing
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 ...
MagazineSilent running
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Modern navies all agree on one thing: they need propeller designs which delay cavitation inception to keep their ships as quiet as possible. Bert ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmentcavitationpropeller designnavysimulationsresearch
MagazineTIPVOR - US and Dutch Navies unite to battle cavitation
MARIN Report 71
1 Sep 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Cavitation research and propulsor developments are key MARIN areas of expertise and the Depressurised Towing Tank and the Cavitation Tunnel are ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingcavitationpropeller designnavy
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 ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessafe operations and human factorsdefencetraining
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 ...
measurements and controldata sciencemodel testingresearch and developmentresearch
MagazineMARIN's new Offshore Basin is 'unique', without global parallel
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
This year and in future, MARIN's relationship with the offshore sector will be substantially strengthened with the
opening in June of its new ...
measurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingoffshore engineering
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 ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionlife at seapoweringtransport and shippingpropulsionseakeeping performance
MagazineIn the Offshore Basin, current affairs are the order of the day
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
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 ...
measurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingoffshore engineering
MagazineChallenge of the shallows
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
In decreasing water depths, resistance and propulsion characteristics change significantly, as do a ship's steering and manoeuvring characteristics. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testing
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 ...
measurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingoffshore engineering
MagazineBefore the great flood
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
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 ...
measurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingoffshore engineering
MagazineMARIN's nautical centre MSCN embraces the human touch
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
There is more to MARIN than its model basins and advanced simulation tools - its Offshore group also offers a highly professional consultancy ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationstrainingsimulationsoperations and human factors
MagazineDeepwater - an industry perspective
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
Oil company Texaco is at the forefront of the industry's search for new technological solutions to tap reserves in ever deeper waters. MARIN Report ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaoffshore engineering