DIFIS project completed news


The EU funded project “Double Inverted Funnel for the Intervention on Ship- wrecks” (DIFIS), which aimed to develop a method for the removal of oil from shipwrecks, was recently completed.


A basic design of the system was made in the first two years of the project and the final 18 months focused on the deployment and removal of the system, as well as on sched- uling and costs. In early 2008, MARIN carried out deployment model tests in the Offshore Basin. The test programme included station- ary tests, as well as dynamic tests for the unfolding of the dome above the shipwreck. Tests were carried out in calm water condi- tions and in current and waves. More infor- mation can be found on the project website at www.DIFIS.eu and at www.marin.nl.


papers


MARIN offers a wide selection of papers and doctoral theses in the field of hydrodynamics on its website at www.marin.nl.


The most recent publications include: Dynamic tests for the unfolding of the dome.


Evaluating the Loading and Structural Response of an Offshore Platform Using Integrated Large and Small Scale Testing Combined With Diffrac- tion and Finite Element Analysis and Offshore Measurements Bas Buchner, Robert Heerink and Jaap de Wilde (MARIN), Joel Witz (Hess) and Karen la Cour Hjelholt (Ramboll), Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), 2009


MARIN sponsors solar boat race - the Frisian Solar Challenge


Interest in solar powered boats is increasing, largely thanks to the growing number of solar boat races organised all over the world.


One example is the 220 km Frisian Solar Challenge race, which will be held for the third time in 2010. The first two races were comfortably won by Delft University’s entrant. MARIN sponsored this team in both races and helped with design support, hull-mould and propeller manufacture.


Next year, the race will take place from July 4-11 and the first teams have already indicated that they are keen to participate again. MARIN and the Delft University Team have already decided to continue their fruitful sponsorship relationship. But MARIN has decided to take its participation a step further, deciding to support the Frisian Solar Challenge by offering free support for propeller design to a large number of other teams as well. For more information see www.frisiansolarchallenge.nl.


On the Application of Advanced Wave Analysis in Shallow Water Model Testing (Wave Splitting) Olaf Waals, OMAE, 2009


Real time estimation of ship motions in short crested seas Abdel-Ali El Mouhandiz, OMAE, 2009


Industry launches Ship emissions platform


MARIN, together with the Port of Rotterdam, the Dutch shipowners’ association (KNVR), the equipment suppliers (HME) and a ma- rine environment institute, has established a platform in a bid to raise awareness about ship emissions. The new platform organises seminars and aims to help make industry and the public more aware of the available know-how in the sector and ongoing projects in this field. Recent seminars cov- ered alternative propulsion, waste disposal, CO2


reduction and underwater noise. At the


next MARIN R&D seminar (September 22, 2009) many topics of the Ship emissions platform will be covered.


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