The recirculation near Maasvlakte 2 in the Rhine ROFI: Assessing the influence of a manmade headland and baroclinic processes

In times of rapid urbanization, engineering interventions in coastal systems have become more common. It is important to understand the interplay of these engineered solutions with their natural environment to minimize hazardous side effects to our ecology, economy and coastal safety. In a numerical study by Rijnsburger (2021), a flow...

Hydrodynamic behavior of in-line structures

Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) is, amongst other activities, involved in the installation of subsea pipelines and subsea structures. In order to increase efficiency during production and installation these subsea structures are welded into the pipeline instead of installed separately. The presence of subsea structures in the pipeline increases...