MagazineAasta Hansteen - Bridging engineering to operations
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 9 minutes
An impressive operation and an impressive project!
Aasta Hansteen highlights MARIN's strategy of linking the engineering phase to the operational ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructurelife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringdynamic trackingmooring and offloadingwaves & motions
MagazineSimulations - From concept to operation
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
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.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationslife at seaseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingcomfortmotionssoftware engineeringsoftware
MagazineDockwise pushes the boundaries in remarkable Aasta Hansteen T&I project
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 9 minutes
Several years of preparations are supporting the incredibly complex Aasta Hansteen Transport & Installation project, which will culminate in a ...
MagazineSuccess of renowned 'Wageningen B' followed by the future-ready C & D-Series
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
A three-year JIP leads to 35 new, open and ducted Controllable
Pitch Propeller (CPP) designs after a test programme involving
more than 750 open ...
sustainable propulsionnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationpropeller designpropulsionpropellerpropulsor
MagazineAccurate calculation models for manoeuvring simulations
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
Traditionally, simulation models are based on forces
measured during (captive) model tests. However, over the
past decades, more methodologies have ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringdynamic positioningmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructurelife at seaauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingdynamic trackingport and channel design
MagazineFATIMA takes on more prominent role in seakeeping assessments
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
The linear seakeeping code FATIMA is being used more and more at MARIN. Here, we explain why this code is so useful.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionseakeepingauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingassessmentsoftware engineeringsoftware
MagazineMARIN USA helps HWCG plan emergency response requiring well flowback
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
Numerical analysis and bridge simulation are being used to
develop a deepwater containment response system to ensure that
there will never be a ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationssimulations
MagazineXMF leads to development of a multi-purpose simulation platform
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
The Extensible Modelling Framework (XMF) is a C++ software toolkit serving as a foundation for all MARIN's time domain simulation software ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationssimulationssoftware engineeringsoftwaresoftware development
MagazineNew insight into the response of a semisubmersible floating turbine foundation
MARIN Report 116
8 dec. 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
Floating foundations for wind turbines present some technical advantages, which is encouraging more and more industry players to develop new floaters.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
PaperBubble-induced sheet cavitation inception on an isolated roughness element
9th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2015), Lausanne, Switzerland
6 dec. 2015
The nucleation process on an isolated roughness element, located at the point of minimum pressure of a NACA 0015 hydrofoil was studied ...
propeller and cavitation
PaperViscous Free-Surface Power Predictions For Self-Propulsion Using A Hybrid RANS-BEM Coupling Procedure (PARNASSOS-PROCAL)
Tokyo 2015, A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan
2 dec. 2015
This paper presents results of computations for the 2015 CFD workshop in Tokyo. It briefly describes the RANS method used, the particular treatment ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionresearch and developmenthull form optimisationpropulsionresearch
PaperComputational Study On Power Reduction By A Pre-Duct For A Bulk Carrier
Tokyo 2015, A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan
2 dec. 2015
This paper presents computational results of the flow around the Japanese Bulk Carrier (JBC). The overall agreement with the experiments for all ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemsresearch and developmenthull form optimisationpropulsionresearch
PaperKCS Added Resistance for Variable Heading
A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan
1 dec. 2015
Experiments, CFD and PF studies are performed for the KCS containership advancing at Froude number 0.26 in calm water and regular waves. The ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringtime-domain simulationscfdseakeepingcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperCFD simulation of wind flow over natural complex terrain - Case study with validation by field measurements for Ria de Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
1 dec. 2015
Accurate and reliable Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of wind flow over natural complex terrain are important for a wide range of ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationssimulations