[HTML][HTML] Review of current regulations, available technologies, and future trends in the green shipping industry

M Tadros, M Ventura, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the current regulations and the various
technologies as well as the decision support methods for each technology the maritime …

Review of the decision support methods used in optimizing ship hulls towards improving energy efficiency

M Tadros, M Ventura, C Guedes Soares - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a review of the different methods and techniques used to optimize ship
hulls over the last six years (2017–2022). This review shows the different percentages of …

Optimization of the Performance of Marine Diesel Engines to Minimize the Formation of SOx Emissions

M Tadros, M Ventura, C Guedes Soares - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Optimization procedures are required to minimize the amount of fuel consumption and
exhaust emissions from marine engines. This study discusses the procedures to optimize …

Optimization procedure to minimize fuel consumption of a four-stroke marine turbocharged diesel engine

M Tadros, M Ventura, CG Soares - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A numerical optimization model is developed to simulate the performance of a large four-
stroke marine turbocharged diesel engine along the entire operating range by finding the …

[HTML][HTML] Reflecting the uncertainties of ensemble weather forecasts on the predictions of ship fuel consumption

R Vettor, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigates different methodologies for the prediction of uncertainties related to
ship fuel consumption along a specific route. Ensemble weather forecasts are adopted to …

Coupled engine-propeller selection procedure to minimize fuel consumption at a specified speed

M Tadros, R Vettor, M Ventura… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study presents a practical optimization procedure that couples the NavCad power
prediction tool and a nonlinear optimizer integrated into the Matlab environment. This …

Validation of an emission model for a marine diesel engine with data from sea operations

L Mocerino, CG Soares, E Rizzuto, F Balsamo… - Journal of marine …, 2021 - Springer
In this study, a model is developed to simulate the dynamics of an internal combustion
engine, and it is calibrated and validated against reliable experimental data, making it a tool …

Assessment of ship fuel consumption for different hull roughness in realistic weather conditions

M Tadros, R Vettor, M Ventura… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the effect of hull roughness over 10 years of operation on ship
performance. The numerical model is developed by coupling NavCad and Matlab to perform …

A nonlinear optimization tool to simulate a marine propulsion system for ship conceptual design

M Tadros, M Ventura, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Review of the IMO initiatives for ship energy efficiency and their implications

M Tadros, M Ventura, C Guedes Soares - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents a review of the different International Maritime Organization (IMO)
initiatives to improve the ship energy efficiency of new and existing ships, which is …