MagazineRAPID Explorer, the speedy discovery of a ships' wave making
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
Reading time 3 minutes
After almost 15 years of intensive use, the RAPID code is still in wide-scale use for practical hull form design but increasingly, also in a ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionhull form optimisationsimulations
MagazineThe Achilles heel of sea transport
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
Reading time 3 minutes
Crew, vessel and cargo, are assumed ready for the perils of the sea when they have met the industry standards and regulations but the game changes ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata scienceseakeepingtransport and shippingmonitoringtrials and monitoringlifting and decommissioninglashingfull scale
MagazineCFD takes charge
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
Reading time 6 minutes
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the common denominator of various kinds of numerical flow simulations, with ship hull form optimisation the ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationssimulations
MagazineBAE Systems and MARIN collaborate on Landing Platform Dock concept development
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
Reading time 3 minutes
Bae Systems recently partnered MARIN in a bid to develop a concept Landing Platform Dock. Operational and engineering specialists from both ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionhull form optimisationsimulations
MagazineVALID project launches, US Coast Guard leads hull integrity study
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
Reading time 3 minutes
When asked to carry out a fatigue study for the United States Coast Guard (USCG), MARIN was keen to involve other stakeholders to ensure the best ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraldefencemonitoringtrials and monitoringfatiguestructural responsenavyfull scale
MagazineHigh-speed Cavitation Observation through a 12 mm hole
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
Reading time 3 minutes
Full-scale cavitation observation of a ship's propeller, rudder or other appendices, is becoming more and more practical. A powerfull combination of ...
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringtrials and monitoringcavitationfull scale
MagazineMARCOL - cost-effective and fast determination of collision damage
MARIN Report 92
17 Oct 2007
Reading time 3 minutes
For many years MARIN has advised on safe transportation using quantitive traffic data, however, evaluation of collision events was always made by ...
autonomy and controlwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsoil and gasauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmonitoringtrials and monitoringsafetystructural responsefull scalesimulationscollisionsoftware engineering
PaperModel Tests on the Vortex Induced Motions of the Air Can of a Free Standing Riser System in Current
Deep Offshore Technology Conferenfe (DOT) Stavanger, Norway
1 Oct 2007
Free standing and hybrid risers are increasingly finding applications in deepwater fields all over the world. This is particularly true in West ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingvortex induced motions (vim)vortex induced vibrations (viv)simulationsoffshore engineering
PaperExploratory Free Standing Riser VIM Model Tests
3rd International Workshop on Applied Offshore Hydrodynamics (IWAOH), Coppe/UFRJ - LabOceano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Oct 2007
An exploratory research model test campaign was undertaken to study the vortex induced motions for a range of current speeds between 0.16 and 3.3 ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingvortex induced motions (vim)vortex induced vibrations (viv)offshore engineering
PaperControllability of high-speed craft
10th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS 2007 ) Houston, Texas, USA
1 Oct 2007
The necessity for high-speed naval vessels with increased capability levels with performance levels in higher sea states is leading to designs with ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmeasurements and controldata sciencedynamic positioningmanoeuvringinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testing
PaperStability of Deepwater Drilling Semi Submersibles
10th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS) Houston, TX, USA
1 Oct 2007
Most stability standards for the design of semisubmersibles are based on quasi-static approaches. These methods do not take into account the dynamic ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingloads and responsesmotionssimulationswaves & motionsoffshore engineering
PaperNew collision damage calculation tool used for quantitative risk analysis for LNG import terminal
4th International Conference on Collision and Grounding of Ships (ICCGS), Hamburg, Germany
23 Sep 2007
A new collision damage calculation tool which can be used for quantitative risk analysis for LNG import terminals is outlined in this paper. Within ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsoil and gasrisk assessmentsimulations
PaperUse of CFD in the optimisation of a naval ship
ICCAS 13th International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding, Portsmouth, UK
18 Sep 2007
In recent years there has been a change in the operational requirements for large Naval Support Ship vessels. Whether responding quickly to military ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiessustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testinghull form optimisationpropulsionnavysimulations
PaperBroadband hull pressure fluctuations and cavitating vortices - an investigation of resonance frequencies
Marine Engineering Forum, The Ship Noise and Vibration Conference, Propeller Cavitation Workshop, London, UK
9 Sep 2007
This paper presents new findings obtained in an ongoing research program at MARIN, which concerns cavitating tip vortices on ship propellers and the ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
PaperBenchmark study of numerical codes for the prediction of time to flood of ships - Phase I
Proceedings of the 9th International Ship Stability Workshop, Hamburg, Germany
30 Aug 2007
This paper provides a summary of the progress of an ITTC benchmark study on numerical codes for the prediction of time-to-flood of damaged passenger ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsseakeepingpassengers and yachtingsimulations