news MARIN set to open Houston Simulator


MARIN will install its newest simulator in its Houston office in October. For many years, Houston has been assisting in offshore en- gineering studies but now, with the arrival of the simulator, services will start to bridge the gap between engineering and operations. The real-time simulator will have the latest simulation technology, “Dolphin”, installed.


And the configuration will resemble a vessel’s bridge with a console, various controls and indicators and five large visual display chan- nels giving operators full visual immersion.


Courses


Specialist course for EEDI Verifiers October 28-November 1, Wageningen MARIN is organising a new specialist course for EEDI Verifiers: Ship Propul- sion, Model Tests & Speed/Power Trials. The course will be held at MARIN’s headquarters in Wageningen from October 28-November 1. The five-day course will help make participants fully conversant with ship propulsion theory, design practice, resistance and propul- sion model tests, extrapolation proce- dures and coefficients, as well as the conduct and analysis of speed/power trials within the EEDI framework. Besides the theoretical background, practical instruction will be given at MARIN’s model test basins and on board a vessel undergoing speed/ power trials.


‘Applied Hydrodynamics of Floating Offshore Structures’ course, Oct 9 - 11, Houston MARIN will again host the three-day ‘Applied Hydrodynamics of Floating Offshore Structures’ course in Houston. This course gives an overview of the latest developments including extreme metocean conditions, wave impacts and motion and mooring analysis.


For more information and registration for both courses please contact Saskia van de Peppel on +31 317 49 32 89, courses@marin.nl or visit www.marin.nl/ courses


Dolphin is capable of simulating a wide range of operational situations, such as FPSO tandem or side-by-side offloading. The simulation technology can be used to train operators in various environmental situations and at the same time it can play a valuable role in verifying concepts and conducting feasibility studies. In line with MARIN’s strategy to provide services from the initial concept or idea, all the way through to actual operations and even on-board advisory systems, the expansion of the Houston services is a promising and very interesting development.


For more information please contact Wiebe van der Rijken, w.v.d.rijken@marin.nl


New SPEEDI JIP aims to increase accuracy of speed- power predictions


The introduction of EEDI requires an increasingly accurate speed-power estimation in an early (pre-verification) phase of the design, preferably based on a combination of numerical tools and experience for various draughts and speeds. CFD today is increasingly capable of pre- dicting bare hull (without appendages) resistance. Cutting edge model testing, combined with sufficient experience, can predict ship speed within 0.1-0.2 knots. CFD combined with experience from similar ships, could provide these predic- tions for comparable vessels and even come close for new designs. The first objective of the SPEEDI JIP is to define a common CFD modelling and resistance prediction approach based on a validation with existing model tests and full-scale data for single screw pro- pelled ships. The second objective is to incorporate the propeller into the CFD modelling in order to extend this prediction to propulsion. Partners are invited to bring their various CFD tools. For more information or participation please contact Johan de Jong, j.h.de.jong@marin.nl


MARIN software seminar, October 8


After three very successful software seminars in the Netherlands, MARIN is adding a Houston edition this year on October 8. This seminar brings developers and users together to share experiences and define future requirements. If you have used MARIN’s software or are considering using it, we would like to meet you and hear your feedback and requirements. This year’s seminar will focus on new developments in: - Scenario and availability calculations for offshore operations (SCENSIM, Wind load predictions with WINDOS)


- Terminal approach and departure operations 4 report


on real-time simulators (terminal design with aNyMOOR. TERMSIM, DOLPHIN/ OBELICS)


- DP capability analysis software and thruster efficiency (DPCAP, use of software in development of DP guidelines)


- Current load and resistance calculations with CFD (REFRESCO, RAPID)


Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Venue: Red Oak Ballroom at Norris CityCentre, Houston, Texas, which is conveniently located near the Beltway and I-10. Interested? Go to www.marin.nl/Software- Seminar for information and registration.


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