Publicaties
Squat formula for cape-size bulk carriers based on towing tank results and full-scale measurements Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium
On behalf of the Common Nautical Authority, Flanders Hydraulics Research and Ghent University analysed the squat behaviour of cape-size bulk carriers based on both full-scale measurement and towing tank results.
The full-scale measurements focused on seven inbound cape-size bulk carriers (drafted approximately 16.5 m) to the port of Flushing/Vlissingen (NL). The voyages of this type of vessels corresponded with small under keel ...
Coastal & ocean basin and towing tank for manoeuvres in shallow water at Flanders Maritime Laboratory Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium
In May 2019 Flanders Maritime Laboratory (FML) has been officially opened. FML is a new research laboratory with different facilities built in Ostend (Belgium), and operated by Flanders Hydraulics Research, Ghent University and KU Leuven University. FML hosts two state of the art model scale facilities for the maritime industry, namely a Coastal & Ocean Basin (COB) and a Towing Tank for Manoeuvres in Shallow Water. In 2019-2021 both ...