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The aim of this research is to reduce Carbon Dioxide emission through enhanced propeller selection achieved by a more realistic identification of the true propeller operating point. By recognising that the ‘dead-ahead steady speed in flat calm water’ condition is not representative of the true operation of a ship in a seaway, a new paradigm is proposed. By taking into consideration the effects of wind and waves on the ship's true speed through the water and thus the probable load condition of the propeller, throughout the ship's mission, a probable propeller operating condition is identified. Propellers are then selected for both the original condition and the adapted condition, and their performance compared using time-domain mission simulations. The objective of the study is to demonstrate how the alternative propeller selection methodologies proposed, can on average provide greater overall efficiency.Results from the case studies are encouraging, with a gain of 2.34% in open water propeller efficiency for a 3600 Twenty foot Equivalent Unit container ship, equating to a saving of 3.22% in Carbon Dioxide emissions.
Author(s): Trodden DG, Woodward MD, Atlar M
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Ocean Engineering
Year: 2016
Volume: 123
Pages: 346-356
Print publication date: 01/09/2016
Online publication date: 26/07/2016
Acceptance date: 06/07/2016
Date deposited: 10/08/2016
ISSN (print): 0029-8018
ISSN (electronic): 1873-5258
Publisher: Pergamon Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2016.07.002
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2016.07.002c
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