MagazineFerry good, MARIN's track record in ferries
MARIN Report 73
1 Apr 2001
Reading time 6 minutes
This article gives an overview of MARIN's contribution to the development of ferries over the past years, focusing especially on the calm water ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingcavitationpropulsionspeed/power performancesimulations
PaperComputational fluid dynamics prediction of marine propeller cavitation including solution verification
Fifth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’17), Espoo, Finland
12 Jun 2017
This paper analyses the effect of grid refinement on computational fluid dynamics simulations of cavitating propeller flow. Refinement is made both ...
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PaperDetermining Statistical Properties of Quasi-steady Measured Signals
AMT'15
1 Oct 2015
Quasi-steady measurement methods are becoming more commonplace in MARIN's model test basins for testing the open water performance of propellers, ...
sustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testingpropulsion
PaperIntegrated design of asymmetric aftbody and propeller to maximize energy efficiency
RINA Energy Efficient Ships, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
4 Nov 2015
With the implementation of the EEDI, energy saving and emission reduction of ships, especially merchant ships, become more and more important. To ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionpoweringhull form optimisationpropulsioneedienergy saving
PaperValidation of a Software Tool (DROPSIM) to Predict the 'Drop and Getaway' Behaviour of a Lifeboat
OMAE ASME 34th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, St. John�s, Newfoundland, Canada
1 Jun 2015
The purpose of a free fall lifeboat is to evacuate people from platforms in case of emergency, and when other, normal means of evacuation, are not ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsionrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seapoweringauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingpropulsionsafetysoftware engineeringverification and validationsoftwareoffshore engineering
PaperComputational and Experimental Prediction of Propeller Cavitation Noise
Oceans'15 MTS/IEEE
21 May 2015
Computational and experimental methods for the prediction of underwater-radiated noise due to propeller cavitation as in use at MARIN are discussed ...
sustainable propulsionnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationpropulsionpropellerpropulsor
PaperIntegrated Design of Asymmetric Aftbody and Propeller for an Aframax Tanker to Maximize Energy Efficiency
Fourth International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’15), Austin, Texas, USA
31 May 2015
With the implementation of the EEDI, energy saving and emission reduction of ships, especially merchant ships, become more and more important. To ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionpropulsionenergy saving
PaperSystematic Propeller Optimization Using an Unsteady Boundary-Element Method
12th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS 2013), Changwon City, Korea
25 Oct 2013
A propeller parameterization method and itsapplication to optimize a propeller geometry in an effectivewake field is presented. The parameterization ...
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PaperWarm Model Ice and Propeller Interaction, Capturing the Driving Mechanics?
33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014), San Francisco, California, USA
8 Jun 2014
In the drive to design robust and more efficient propellers, the need to understand propeller-ice interaction is increasing. Traditionally MARIN has ...
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PaperCentre of Pressure of 6 Degree of Freedom Loads, Applied to Impact Measurements on a Propeller Blade
33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014), San Francisco, California USA
13 Jun 2014
Load measurements on various structures and objects arenowadays common in technical industries and research fields.The same applies to numerical ...
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PaperOptimization of a Chemical Tanker with Free-surface Viscous Flow Computations
The 12th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS 2013), CECO, Korea
20 Oct 2013
This paper discusses a procedure to optimize ship hull forms for minimum required power and best wake field quality, based on CFD computations of ...
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PaperOn the working principles of Energy Saving Devices
Third International Symposium on Marine Propulsors (smp’), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
5 May 2013
The aim of this paper is to explain the principal mechanisms for the reduction in power demand by so called “Energy Saving Devices” (ESDs). This ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemsresearch and developmenthull form optimisationpropulsionpropellerpropulsorresearch
PaperAnalysis of scale effects in ship powering performance using a hybrid RANS-BEM approach
29th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics (ONR), Gothenburg, Sweden
27 Aug 2012
This paper discusses scale effects in ship powering performance using a hybrid RANS-BEM approach. The propeller action is included in the viscous ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemsresearch and developmentpropeller designpropulsionpropellerpropulsorresearch
PaperFlow analysis, design and testing of ducted propellers
SNAME 11th Propeller and Shafting Symposium, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
1 Sep 2006
This paper addresses the design and the testing of ducted propellers and illustrates how flow analysis can be used as a support. After a review of ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringmodel testingpropeller designpropulsionsimulations
PaperDetermination of propeller source strength from hull-pressure measurements
2nd International ship noise & vibration conference, London, UK
28 Jun 2006
This paper presents a computational technique for the determination of the propeller source strength given a set of hull-pressure measurements. The ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationpropeller designpropulsionsimulations