MagazineLNG Parallel Loading concept tested on MARIN's bridge simulator
MARIN Report 117
22 Apr 2016
Reading time 3 minutes
Since 2010 MARIN has been involved in several test cases with the HiLoad DP system, an L-shaped body that can attach itself to the keel of a vessel ...
MagazineMARIN and SHELL examine how LNG sloshing affects ship motions
MARIN Report 117
22 Apr 2016
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MARIN has been involved in several studies where the sloshing of
liquids inside tanks was affecting the ship motions. However, LNG
sloshing may ...
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MagazineMARIN increasingly asked for yacht lifetime extension advice
MARIN Report 117
22 Apr 2016
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Over the last few years lifetime extension projects for the yachting
sector have increased at MARIN.
MagazineBreaKin JIP will provide insight into breaking wave loads on offshore structures
MARIN Report 117
22 Apr 2016
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BreaKin is a new joint industry project addressing the kinematics of breaking waves and linking these to the wave loads that may result.
PaperGreen retrofitting through optimisation of hull-propulsion interaction - GRIP
6th European Transport Research Conference, Warsaw, Poland
18 Apr 2016
In the FP7 project GRIP, partners have extensively studied Energy Saving Devices which improve the propulsive efficiency of ships. This paper gives ...
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PaperSuppression Of underwater Noise Induced by Cavitation - SONIC
6th European Transport Research Conference, Warsaw, Poland
18 Apr 2016
In EU FP7 project SONIC, partners set out in October 2012 to study the underwater radiated noise of ships and shipping. The objectives of the ...
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PaperA review of sheet cavitation inception mechanisms
International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery (ISROMAC 2016) Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
10 Apr 2016
A review is made of the physical mechanisms of sheet cavitation inception. Next to the local pressure, also the characteristics of fluid, solid ...
propeller and cavitation
PaperOn code verification of RANS solvers
Journal of Computational Physics
1 Apr 2016
This article discusses Code Verification of Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) solvers that rely on face based finite volume discretizations for ...
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PaperValidation of CFD for run-up and wave impact on a semi submersible
3rd International Conference on Violent Flows (VF-2016), Osaka, Japan
9 Mar 2016
To assess the integrity and safety of structures offshore, prediction of run-up, green water, and impact loads needs to be made during the ...
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MagazineCRS projects examine the impact of waves
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
Wave impacts on ships have been studied for many
years, but have not yet resulted in practical prediction
methods. Such methods are required to ...
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MagazineLeading research institutes explore the future of unmanned transport
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
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With an increasing interest in the possibility of autonomic sailing ships, several initiatives are underway. MARIN is carrying out unmanned ship ...
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MagazinePanShip developments for fast ship simulation
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
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The simulation method PanShip has matured into a versatile tool
for the prediction of the seakeeping behaviour of fast ships.
This article discusses ...
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MagazineAasta Hansteen - Bridging engineering to operations
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
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An impressive operation and an impressive project!
Aasta Hansteen highlights MARIN's strategy of linking the engineering phase to the operational ...
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MagazineSimulations - From concept to operation
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
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Simulation is the imitation of real-world operations. This broad definition fully applies to MARIN's contribution to the maritime world as MARIN ...
MagazineUsing QSHIP designers can concentrate on what matters
MARIN Report 116
8 Dec 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
To support designers and engineers in evaluating design concepts efficiently, MARIN has developed the hydrodynamic suite QSHIP.
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