MagazineIs cargo securing in need of shoring up?
MARIN Report 101
14 dec. 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
Supported by the Dutch government, MARIN initiated the Lashing@Sea Joint Industry Project to obtain a snapshot of current
cargo securing practices ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencetransport and shippingmonitoringlifting and decommissioninglashing
MagazineSafetrans celebrates 10th anniversary!
MARIN Report 101
14 dec. 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
With the release of SafeTrans 5 and the active participation of the Safetrans members, it now becomes clear that SafeTrans will be the 'de facto' ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorsoil and gasauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmonitoringoperabilityperformance based assessmentsafetyseakeeping performancewaves & motions
MagazineNew tests advance sloshing knowledge
MARIN Report 101
14 dec. 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
In April 2010 full-scale wave impact tests on the MarkIII membrane containment system were performed by MARIN, which mark the latest in a series of ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gastransport and shippinghydro-elasticitysloshingstructural response
MagazineWorking Networks
MARIN Report 101
14 dec. 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
Report examines the crucial role played by both professional and social networks in the maritime industry.
joint industry projectjipnetwork
MagazineSafetug - a unique €3 million JIP concludes
MARIN Report 101
14 dec. 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
SAFETUG is recognised as a unique, first-ever platform contributing to developing the tug industry, making it safer and more efficient. As SAFETUG ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingsafety
PaperState of the art model test procedures for launch and recovery
Launch and Recovery 2010, Arlington, USA
8 dec. 2010
Current mission profiles for patrol vessels and frigates increasingly include the ability to launch and recover manned or unmanned boats. The ...
model testingshipslaunch
PaperCalculation Of The Flow Around The KVLCC2 Tanker - Case 1.1.a
Gothenburg 2010: A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Gothenburg, Sweden
8 dec. 2010
This paper describes the calculations performed with the RANS solver PARNASSOS (van der Ploeg et al., 2000) for the double-body flow (no gravity ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
PaperViscous free surface flow computations for self-propulsion conditions using PARNASSOS
A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Gothenburg, Sweden
8 dec. 2010
This paper presents results of computations for the 2010 CFD workshop in Gothenburg. It briefly describes the RANS method used, the particular ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsdefencetransport and shippingresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
PaperOn Predicting Cavitation-Induced Hull Pressure Fluctuations - Wake Scale Effects And Signal Variability
IMarEST Ship Noise and Vibration Conference, London, UK
24 nov. 2010
This paper presents research efforts currently made to incorporate the influence of wake scaling and signal variability in scale model experiments ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmentcavitationsimulationsresearch
PaperPrediction and verification of the maneuverability of naval surface ships
SNAME Annual Meeting and Ship Production Symposium, Seattle/Bellevue, WA, USA
3 nov. 2010
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Specialist Team for Seaway Mobility (ST/SM) has progressed significantly in the development of new ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmanoeuvringinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingnavy
PaperValidation of Time Domain Seakeeping Codes for a Destroyer Hull Form Operating in Steep Stern-quartering Seas
ITTC Workshop on Seakeeping, Seoul, Korea
22 okt. 2010
The paper describes the validation of two time domain methods to simulate the behaviour of a destroyer operating in steep, stern-quartering seas. ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringseakeepingdefenceseakeeping performancenavy
PaperAnalysis of the Velocities in the Wake of an Azimuthing Thruster, using PIV Measurements and CFD Calculations
Dynamic Positioning Conference, Houston, Texas, USA
12 okt. 2010
The wake flow behind a ducted azimuthing thruster was investigated, both in open water conditions and with the thruster placed under a schematical ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingsimulationsoffshore engineering
PaperOn the influence of viscous effects on 2-D cavitating vortices
9th International Conference on Hydrodynamics, Shanghai, China
11 okt. 2010
This paper describes the influence of viscous effects on an axisymmetric cavitating vortex in 2-D viscous incompressible flow for steady and ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingresearch and developmentcavitationresearch
PaperComputation of Scale Effects in Free-Surface Flows near a Ship’s Transom
13th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS'10), Duisburg, Germany
10 okt. 2010
In the European project VIRTUE, an EC-funded project under the 6th Framework program, several participants have cooperated in carrying out research ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsiontransport and shippingmonitoringresearch and developmenthull form optimisationfull scalesimulationsresearch
PaperCFD-Based Optimization for Minimal Power and Wake Field Quality
11th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 sep. 2010
This paper discusses a procedure to optimize ship hull forms for minimum required power and best wake field quality, based on CFD computations of ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsoil and gastransport and shippingresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch