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Concept design of a fast sail assisted feeder container ship

Concept design of a fast sail assisted feeder container ship
Concept design of a fast sail assisted feeder container ship
An environmentally sustainable fast sail-assisted feeder-container ship concept, with a maximum speed of 25 knots, has been developed for the 2020 South East Asian and Caribbean container markets. The use of low-carbon and zero-sulphur fuel (liquefied natural gas) and improvements in operational efficiency (cargo handling and scheduling) mean predicted Green house gas emissions should fall by 42% and 40% in the two selected operational regions. The adoption of a Multi-wing sail system reduces power requirement by up to 6% at the lower ship speed of 15 knots. The predicted daily cost savings are respectively 27% and 33% in South East Asian and the Caribbean regions.

Two hull forms with a cargo capacity of 1270TEU utilising different propulsion combinations were initially developed to meet operational requirements. Analysis & tank testing of different hydrodynamic phenomena has enabled identification of efficiency gains for each design. The final propulsion chosen is a contra-rotating podded drive arrangement. Wind tunnel testing improved Multi-wing sail performance by investigating wing spacing, wing stagger and sail-container interactions. The associated lift coefficient was increased by 32%. Whilst savings in sail-assisted power requirement are lower than initially predicted an unexpected identified benefit was motion damping.

The fast feeder-container ship is a proposed as a viable future method of container transhipment.
Burden, Aaron
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Hearn, Grant E.
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Lloyd, Thomas
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Mockler, Simon
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Mortola, Lorenzo
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Shin, Ie Bum
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Smith, Ben
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Lloyd, Thomas
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Mockler, Simon
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Mortola, Lorenzo
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Shin, Ie Bum
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Smith, Ben
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Burden, Aaron, Hearn, Grant E., Lloyd, Thomas, Mockler, Simon, Mortola, Lorenzo, Shin, Ie Bum and Smith, Ben (2010) Concept design of a fast sail assisted feeder container ship. Marine Unconventional Design Symposium – MUDS 2010, London, United Kingdom. 08 Jul 2010.

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An environmentally sustainable fast sail-assisted feeder-container ship concept, with a maximum speed of 25 knots, has been developed for the 2020 South East Asian and Caribbean container markets. The use of low-carbon and zero-sulphur fuel (liquefied natural gas) and improvements in operational efficiency (cargo handling and scheduling) mean predicted Green house gas emissions should fall by 42% and 40% in the two selected operational regions. The adoption of a Multi-wing sail system reduces power requirement by up to 6% at the lower ship speed of 15 knots. The predicted daily cost savings are respectively 27% and 33% in South East Asian and the Caribbean regions.

Two hull forms with a cargo capacity of 1270TEU utilising different propulsion combinations were initially developed to meet operational requirements. Analysis & tank testing of different hydrodynamic phenomena has enabled identification of efficiency gains for each design. The final propulsion chosen is a contra-rotating podded drive arrangement. Wind tunnel testing improved Multi-wing sail performance by investigating wing spacing, wing stagger and sail-container interactions. The associated lift coefficient was increased by 32%. Whilst savings in sail-assisted power requirement are lower than initially predicted an unexpected identified benefit was motion damping.

The fast feeder-container ship is a proposed as a viable future method of container transhipment.

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Submitted date: April 2010
Published date: July 2010
Venue - Dates: Marine Unconventional Design Symposium – MUDS 2010, London, United Kingdom, 2010-07-08 - 2010-07-08
Organisations: Fluid Structure Interactions Group

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Local EPrints ID: 154895
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/154895
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Date deposited: 26 May 2010 13:14
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 01:36

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Author: Aaron Burden
Author: Grant E. Hearn
Author: Thomas Lloyd
Author: Simon Mockler
Author: Lorenzo Mortola
Author: Ie Bum Shin
Author: Ben Smith

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