MagazineCFD – a future ‘numerical towing tank’ for naval vessels
MARIN Report 115
21 aug. 2015
Reading time 9 minutes
Report interviews Oscar van Straten, an engineer from Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Research & Technology Support,
about the impact of CFD and ...
MagazineCFD provides valuable insight into current loads on offshore constructions
MARIN Report 115
21 aug. 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
CFD has become an accurate, efficient and cost-effective design tool to predict the current loads on typical offshore constructions.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesoil and gaslife at seatransport and shippingoffloading
MagazineMARIN assists clients in improving the hydrodynamic performance of submarines
MARIN Report 115
21 aug. 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
Numerical computations are increasingly used to assess submarine designs.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippinghull form optimisation
MagazineMARIN uses CFD to assess SSPs revolutionary new HUB design
MARIN Report 115
21 aug. 2015
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN combined CFD with fast-time simulations and intensive testing on its bridge simulator to explore the full potential of the
new SSP HUB design.
MagazineFrom fresh Breathe to hot Savannah
MARIN Report 115
21 aug. 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
Back in 2011, a paper outlining the pioneering 'Breathe' concept - a sustainable and innovative design for a large displacement motor yacht - was ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmanoeuvringnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemslife at seapoweringauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationcomforterosionhull form optimisationperformance based assessmentpropeller designseakeeping performancespeed/power performance
MagazineCalculation of ship-ship and ship-port structure internaction using CFD
MARIN Report 115
21 aug. 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
Carrying out fast and reliable calculations of hydrodynamic interaction forces is a vital part of MARIN's work. A recent project highlights this.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingport and channel designsafety
MagazineIn-depth analysis of anti-roll tanks using CFD simulations
MARIN Report 115
21 aug. 2015
Reading time 3 minutes
In 2014, the behaviour of anti-roll tanks (ARTs) was studied at MARIN by using ReFRESCO CFD simulations to fully understand the working principles.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralsafe operations and human factorsmanoeuvringoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringaccident investigationscomfortoperabilityroll stabilisationsafetyseakeeping performancesloshingtrialscruise and ferry
PaperOn the Calculation of the Flow Around 2-D Square Cylinder with Rounded Corners
Congresso de Métodos Numéricos em Engenharia (CMN 2015), Lisbon, Portugal
29 jun. 2015
This paper presents the calculation of the flow around a square cylinder with rounded-corners assuming two-dimensional and incompressible flow. The ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresearch and developmentvortex induced vibrations (viv)simulationsresearch
PaperComparison of Second-Order Loads on a Tension-Leg Platform for Wind Turbines
The Twenty-fifth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Kona, Hawaii, USA
21 jun. 2015
The first objective of this work is to compare the two floating offshore wind turbine simulation packages; (DIFFRAC+aNySIM) and (WAMIT+FAST). The ...
oil and gas
PaperTurbulence Modeling for Locally-Refined Free-Surface Flow Simulations in Offshore Applications
The Twenty-fifth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Kona, Hawaii, USA
21 jun. 2015
To study extreme hydrodynamic wave impact in offshore and coastal engineering, the VOF-based CFD simulation tool ComFLOW is being developed. ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seasloshingoffshore engineering
PaperA Calibrated Blade-Element/Momentum Theory Aerodynamic Model of the MARIN Stock Wind Turbine
The Twenty-fifth International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Kona, Hawaii, USA
21 jun. 2015
In this paper, a calibrated blade-element/momentum theory aerodynamic model of the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) stock wind ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorsmodel testingpropeller designsafety assessmentsimulationsoffshore engineering
PaperMulti-objective Hull-form Optimization Using Kriging on Noisy Computer Experiments
VI International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2015), Rome, Italy
17 jun. 2015
Meta-modelling is a key technique for efficient multi-objective optimization in ship design projects using CFD. However, objective functions ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionpoweringhull form optimisationpropulsion
PaperDiStributed propulsion: a novel concept for inland vessels
34th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2015), St. John’s NL, Canada
17 jun. 2015
In the drive to reduce the full consumption of inland vessels, one of the main limitations, the risk of propeller ventilation was investigated. Aim ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemstransport and shippingfuel efficiencypropulsioninland shippingpropellerpropulsor
PaperOn The Numerical Requirements Of RANS And Hybrid Turbulence Models
VI International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE2015), Rome, Italy
16 jun. 2015
The evaluation of different mathematical models for the prediction of turbulent flows depends on the ability to reduce the numerical error to ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at searesearch and developmentvortex induced vibrations (viv)simulationsresearch
PaperCFD, Potential Flow and System-Based Simulations of Fully Appended Free Running 5415M in Calm Water and Waves
VI International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE2015), Rome, Italy
16 jun. 2015
The seakeeping ability of ships is one of the aspects that needs to be assessed during the design phase of ships. Traditionally, potential flow ...
verification and validationcfd