MagazineFatigue Lifetime Assurance with Monitas
MARIN Report 99
26 apr. 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN is completing a specification and pilot application Joint Industry Project (JIP) of advisory hull monitoring systems for FPSOs. Report ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceoil and gasmarine systemstransport and shippingmonitoringfatigueonboard advisoryperformance based assessmentstructural response
MagazineNew initiatives probe thruster interaction effects
MARIN Report 99
26 apr. 2010
Reading time 9 minutes
MARIN has a long history in research into the performance of thrusters during Dynamic Positioning
(DP) operations. Research on ducted propellers ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesdynamic positioningrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingresearch and developmentdynamic trackingoffshore engineeringresearch
MagazineCFD for offshore applications
MARIN Report 99
26 apr. 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
In 2009, MARIN took a major step towards the commercial application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools for offshore-related problems. This ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesrenewablesoil and gaslife at seatransport and shippingoffloadingwaves & motions
MagazineTandem offloading of LNG by means of DP
MARIN Report 99
26 apr. 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
Recently, SBM commissioned MARIN to perform model tests to investigate the feasibility of tandem
offloading of LNG from an LNG FPSO to an LNG ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gastransport and shippingoffloading
MagazineBigLift Shipping and MARIN in joint aNySIMpro operations
MARIN Report 99
26 apr. 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
In the past few years BigLift Shipping has been operating in shielded waters to replace thrusters on DP vessels and semi-submersibles. In a joint ...
oil and gastransport and shipping
MagazineINPEX's eternal flame in Indonesian Arafura Sea
MARIN Report 99
26 apr. 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
During drilling of the first exploration well in 2000, the Japanese operator INPEX discovered a large gas accumulation in the Masela block in the ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorsmanoeuvringoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingoffloadingoperability
MagazineFull depth TLP model testing
MARIN Report 99
26 apr. 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
The 30 m deep pit in MARIN's Offshore Basin makes it possible to test TLPs, including their tendons, in ultra deep waters without truncation of the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gaswaves & motions
MagazineFour decades of DP innovation at Transocean
MARIN Report 99
26 apr. 2010
Reading time 9 minutes
Gurbachan Singh Virk, a Transocean Consultant and formerly Manager of Engineering, Global
Marine Drilling Company, has a wealth of experience in the ...
manoeuvring and nautical studieswaves, impacts and hydrostructuraldynamic positioningoil and gasloads and responses
MagazineSloshing impacts captured in 110 full-scale tests
MARIN Report 98
24 dec. 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Report unveils the innovative techniques MARIN has developed for measuring full and large-scale
sloshing impacts within the Sloshel project.
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceoil and gastransport and shippingmonitoringhydro-elasticitysloshingstructural response
MagazineLifetime prediction moves a step closer with fatigue damage sensors
MARIN Report 98
24 dec. 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
Knowledge of fatigue damage is relevant for lifetime extension and assurance issues of ships and offshore structures, but also for rational planning ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraldefencefatiguestructural response
MagazineNew borescope technology
MARIN Report 98
24 dec. 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN recently improved the borescope technique significantly. Now, more detailed observations of propeller and other appendages are possible in ...
sustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationerosionperformance based assessmentpropeller designspeed/power performance
MagazineNew stereo-PIV system proves a valuable tool for flow measurements
MARIN Report 98
24 dec. 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is an advanced measuring technique for obtaining 3D velocity information in a plane. PIV can be used to ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingpropeller designvortex induced motions (vim)
MagazineMARIN develops unique Underwater Measurement System
MARIN Report 98
24 dec. 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN decided to tackle the problems associated with measuring underwater motions by developing a new Underwater Motion Measurement System. Report ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at sealoads and responsesmooring and offloadingmotionsoffshore engineering
MagazineSaving time with quasi-steady technique
MARIN Report 98
24 dec. 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
The quasi-steady measurement technique, the latest development in propulsion testing, comes under the spotlight.
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemshull form optimisationperformance based assessmentpropeller designspeed/power performance
MagazineMeasuring success
MARIN Report 98
24 dec. 2009
Reading time 9 minutes
Measuring success
STX Europe and MARIN - A cooperation spanning nearly three decades
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmanoeuvringnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationcomfortdynamic trackinghull form optimisationhydro-elasticityperformance based assessmentpropeller designseakeeping performancespeed/power performancecruise and ferry