A comparative study is presented on ship hull resistance and propulsion power prediction using empirical formulations and a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) based solution …
This paper proposes an innovative approach to evaluate and enhance the ship's energy efficiency using a machine learning (ML) technique. A methodology is proposed combining …
Optimization procedures are required to minimize the amount of fuel consumption and exhaust emissions from marine engines. This study discusses the procedures to optimize …
This paper presents a comparison between different types of propellers operated in calm water to evaluate their performance behind hulls and in open-water conditions. A bulk …
A propeller optimization procedure is developed by coupling a propeller design tool with a nonlinear optimizer. An optimized propeller contributes toward maritime decarbonization …
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The performance of a marine dual-fuel engine, equipped with an innovative hybrid turbocharger producing electric power to satisfy part of the ship's electric load, is presented …
This paper presents the effect of a propeller cup on the propeller cavitation and the fuel consumption of a bulk carrier in both calm water and different weather conditions towards …
An optimization tool is developed to simulate the performance of a marine propulsion system of a fishing trawler for ship conceptual design. It consists of two modules implemented in …
The effects of hull and propeller roughness are presented over ten years of operation on ship performance. The developed model used in this study is a combination of NavCad and …