MagazineUnderstanding and optimising human operator performance
MARIN Report 131
7 Apr 2021
The maritime domain covers a huge variety of operations, from 400 m plus size container vessels to fast rigid hull inflatable boats to inland barges ...
MagazineA risk assessment of existing operations
MARIN Report 131
7 Apr 2021
MARIN was asked to carry out a risk assessment for SacTun Port in Mexico to investigate whether tug assistance during manoeuvres would make nautical ...
manoeuvringsimulationsrisk assessment
MagazineOffice tool aNySIM calculates the real-time mooring line tensions on board the Aoka Mizu FPSO
MARIN Report 131
7 Apr 2021
The existing hull structural monitoring system of the Aoka Mizu FPSO was extended in August last year with a time domain software tool able to ...
mooring and offloading
MagazineAssisting the fishing industry
MARIN Report 131
7 Apr 2021
Our seas and oceans are a breeding ground for an abundance of high protein food: fish. Fish requires three to eight times less valuable nutrients ...
fish farmcfdblue growthmodel testingoffshoreoffshore wind
MagazineThe path towards zero emission shipping
MARIN Report 131
7 Apr 2021
Zero emission shipping is top on the agenda of our sector. The paths to get there and the final solutions are different and depend on many aspects, ...
zero emission
MagazineCould a transatlantic hyperloop trip become an alternative to flying?
MARIN Report 131
7 Apr 2021
As the world population continues to grow, and specifically in coastal areas, there is a related increase in the demand for mobility. ...
blue growthtransport and shipping
MagazineGrowing interest in floating food production
MARIN Report 131
7 Apr 2021
One of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals pledges to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable ...
MagazineThe Atmosphere in operation
MARIN Report 131
7 Apr 2021
MARIN officially opened ‘The Atmosphere’ in October 2020. This new facility, with an autoclave of 15 m long and 2.5 m diameter at its heart, offers ...
wave measurements
MagazineFloating Islands one step closer to realisation as Space@Sea project completes
MARIN Report 131
7 Apr 2021
The Horizon 2020 funded Space@Sea project kicked off in November 2017, with the aim of taking a further step towards the efficient use of the ...
offshorefloating wind turbinefloating island
PaperCoupling Two Correlation-Based Transition Models to the kSkL Eddy Viscosity Turbulence Model
AIAA Journal
31 Mar 2021
When dealing with flows at moderate Reynolds numbers, the laminar and transition regions are a key component of the flow solution. In applications ...
research and developmentcfdcfd/simulation/desk studiespoweringearly innovations and solutions
PaperExperimental investigations on conventional and unconventional boost systems to assist take-off of hydrofoil crafts
7th High Performance Yacht Design Conference
11 Mar 2021
In 2020, a dedicated research regarding the take-off was granted. The objective was to investigate experimentally unconventional solutions to ...
PaperExperimental Flow-Induced Motions of a FOWT Semi-Submersible Type (OC4 Phase II Floater)
Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
1 Feb 2021
F low-induced motions (FIM) are an issue for floating offshore structures, such as multicolumnplatforms, as the phenomenon can decrease the fatigue ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controloffshore windrenewablesmodel testing
PaperAssessing Numerical Aspects of Transitional Flow Simulations Using the RANS Equations
International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics
14 Jan 2021
This paper addresses the influence of the scheme used in the convective terms of turbulence and transition transport equations on the numerical ...
resistance and propulsioncfdcfd/simulation/desk studiescfd development
PaperSolution Verification Studies of a Pressure-Based Compressible Flow Solver
14th WCCM & ECCOMAS Congress 2020
11 Jan 2021
Although considering the fluid to be incompressible is a common and valid approximation in most hydrodynamic simulations, certain phenomena like ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfdhydrostructuraloffshore operationsseakeepingcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperVerification of BDF Time-Integration Method with Variable Step Size
14th WCCM & ECCOMAS Congress 2020
11 Jan 2021
Solution methods for systems of ordinary differential equations with variable step size base their choice for the step size on (an estimate of) the ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studies