(With extra pictures) As part of the research on future zero-emission ships, Marin has performed calculations, model tests and measurements on the Volvo Ocean 65 (VO65) racing yacht of Simeon Tienpont.
Through the project Marin links top sport in the challenging Volvo Ocean Race to innovative, sustainable shipping.
VO65 Ship Model Tests
As part of this research, Marin built a VO65 ship model and carried out model tests in waves. The VO65 research programme includes numerical simulations, model tests and full-scale measurements onboard the VO65. All to optimise the performance of the VO65 in combined wind and waves.
On Friday 22 September, Tienpont and his team visited Marin to experience the model test demonstrations with the VO65 model in the Seakeeping & Manoeuvring Basin. Hans Huis in ’t Veld (figurehead of the Dutch Water & Maritime Top Sector) and Bas Buchner (Marin President) gave the kick-off of this event and presented the link between top sport, sustainability and innovation.
CFD Model test and Full scale.
Extra Few Percentages of Performance
Skipper Tienpont: ‘We are very pleased to work together with Marin in this crucial preparation phase. With their unique combination of computer calculations, model tests and on-board measurements, we will be able to get the final extra few percentages of performance out of our VO65 during the roughest times of the race.’
Added Resistance in Waves
The research programme provides insight into the added resistance in waves of the VO65, through calculations, scale 1:6 model tests in waves and validation by means of measurements onboard the VO65 yacht of team AkzoNobel. The results will give the navigator improved onboard performance prediction, enabling him to determine the fastest routes to the finish at any time during the race.
This research project is supported by several Dutch maritime companies and organisations and is directly linked to the hydraulics research at Deltares on the wind, wave and current prediction during the Volvo Ocean Race.
