MagazineVIRTUE boosts the role of CFD in ship hydrodynamics
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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Ship resistance and propulsion are fundamental factors in the fuel efficiency of maritime transport.
Modern computational techniques allow further ...
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MagazineExactly how foul is the fouling problem?
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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Since the ban on tributyltin (TBT) anti-fouling paints from 2003, the effect of fouling on ship performance has again become an issue. TBT ...
MagazineSWAY's special deep-water wind turbines
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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Norwegian renewable energy company SWAY has developed a concept for wind turbines that can produce power in deepwater locations.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energywind farms
MagazineTwo new JIPs launch
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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Report provides an update on two of the latest Joint Industry Projects, one investigating the mysteries of the moonpool and the other looking into ...
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MagazineGreen energy from green water
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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Wave energy represents a significant untapped energy source. As Professor Jo Hermans from the University of Leiden says: 'Worldwide the economically ...
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MagazineSustainability and renewables - a key focus
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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MARIN recognises the need for alternative and sustainable energy sources. The new Renewable ENergy Team (adjacent page) has already been applying ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energywind farms
MagazineAssessing the value of kite traction
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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Rising interest in wind propulsion has been boosted by the apparent advent of kite traction. The development raises many questions, from the ...
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MagazineInland navigation plays an increasingly important role
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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Inland navigation has recently taken on a more prominent role within the MARIN organisation. This partly follows on from MARIN taking over a ...
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MagazineTackling tug emissions with Green Tug and E3 projects
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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Even though shipping is one of the cleanest and most efficient methods of transportation, it too is playing its role in the battle to reduce ...
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MagazineSafety assessment for offshore wind farms with SAMSON
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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The Dutch government aims to stimulate the use of renewable energy and one key part of this
strategy is offshore wind power. After many years, the ...
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MagazineNew Renewable ENergy Team (RENT) launches
MARIN Report 97
12 Aug 2009
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MARIN has recently started a special Renewable ENergy Team (RENT) aiming to assist clients interested in the offshore renewable energy field.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesrenewable energy
PaperHydrodynamic analysis for side-by-side offloading
The Nineteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Osaka, Japan
21 Jul 2009
In this paper a comparison between model basin experiments and results of linear diffraction computations on side-by-side moored LNG carriers is ...
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PaperFull Scale Sloshing Impact Tests
The Nineteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Osaka, Japan
21 Jul 2009
The paper describes the first full scale tests on a real membrane containment system subjected to action of breaking waves representative of ...
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PaperOverview of Sloshel Project
The Nineteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Osaka, Japan
21 Jul 2009
This paper provides an overview of the Sloshel project, aspects of which are further described in other ISOPE 2009 papers (Kaminski, Bogaert, 2009; ...
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PaperNear-wall profiles of mean flow and turbulence quantities predicted by eddy-viscosity turbulence models
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
1 Jul 2009
This paper presents for the simple flow over a flat plate the near-wall profiles of mean flow and turbulence quantities determined with seven ...
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