PaperProbabilistic Design of Channel Widths
PIANC MMX Congress, Liverpool, UK
10 May 2010
To date, probabilistic design methods of channel widths are still under development. This is partly because there are no suitable models available. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsnautical operationsinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsport and channel designsafetysimulationspublication
PaperChannel Transits from Shipyard to open sea of Astute Class submarines
PIANC MMX Congress, Liverpool, UK
10 May 2010
BAE SYSTEMS Submarines in Barrow-in-Furness (UK) is building a new series of submarines, the Astute Class (length 100 m). The shipyard is connected ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringnautical operationsinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingport and channel designsafetynavysimulationspublication
PaperOverview of the Monitas JIP
Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, TX, USA
3 May 2010
This paper provides an overview of the Monitas project, aspects of which are further detailed in accompanied OTC 2010 papers. The Monitas project is ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringfatigueoffshore engineering
PaperImplementation of the Monitas system for FPSO units
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA
1 May 2010
This paper is one of five papers presenting research results from the Monitas Joint Industry Project (JIP). The name Monitas stands for Monitoring ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringfatigueoffshore engineering
PaperThe efficiency of air-bubble lubrication for decreasing friction resistance
International conference on ship drag reduction
1 May 2010
Reducing the frictional resistance by air injection below the ship in combination with special coatings is an active area of research; anecdotally, ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructurepoweringseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingair lubrication
PaperThe Monitas System for the Glas Dowr FPSO
Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA
1 May 2010
The paper is one of five papers about the Advisory Monitoring System (AMS) for controlling the fatigue lifetime consumption of FPSO hulls. The ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringfatigueoffshore engineering
PaperSS - Safe Transfer of Liquefied Gas in the Offshore Environment
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA
1 May 2010
In order to capture value from stranded gas reserves, operators are looking to offshore gas production from FPSOs and also from platforms stripping ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingmodel testingmonitoringmooring and offloadingoffloadingfull scalesimulationslngoffshore engineering
PaperApplication of Fatigue Damage Sensors in the Monitas System
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, TX, USA
1 May 2010
This paper is one of a series of papers presenting research results from the Monitas Joint Industry Project (JIP). The name Monitas stands for ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringfatigueoffshore engineering
PaperWave Measurements for the Monitas System
Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA
1 May 2010
The paper is one of the series of papers about the Advisory Monitoring System for controlling the fatigue lifetime consumption of FPSO hulls. The ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamonitoringtrials and monitoringfatigueoffshore engineering
PaperModel Tests and Simulations on a Wave Energy Converter Based on Inverse Offshore Engineering
Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, USA
1 May 2010
This paper presents the initial simulations and model tests into the 'Green Water Concept' for wave energy conversion. Instead of reducing the ...
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MagazineBridge simulator training for the Munin FPSO
MARIN Report 99
29 Apr 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
Bluewater recently started operating the Munin FPSO at the Huizhou 21-1 Field in the South China Sea, after the field's permanent FPSO suffered ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraldynamic positioningrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingoffloadingsafetywaves & motions
MagazineNew initiatives probe thruster interaction effects
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 9 minutes
MARIN has a long history in research into the performance of thrusters during Dynamic Positioning
(DP) operations. Research on ducted propellers ...
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MagazineDCV Balder instrumented for lifetime extension
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) contracted MARIN to design, install and maintain a Fatigue
Monitoring System for the J-Lay Tower of the Deepwater ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceoil and gastransport and shippingmonitoringfatiguestructural response
MagazineFull depth TLP model testing
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
The 30 m deep pit in MARIN's Offshore Basin makes it possible to test TLPs, including their tendons, in ultra deep waters without truncation of the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gaswaves & motions
MagazineFour decades of DP innovation at Transocean
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 9 minutes
Gurbachan Singh Virk, a Transocean Consultant and formerly Manager of Engineering, Global
Marine Drilling Company, has a wealth of experience in the ...
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