Modelling and Optimisation of Ship’s Fuel Consumption for Realistic Operational Conditions
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 10570
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Interests: ship design; ship hydrodynamics; intact and damage stability; numerical and optimization methods; maritime regulations; risk assessment
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Interests: green shipping; marine hydrodynamics; ship dynamics; resistance and powering; ship design and optimization; nonlinear wave–body interaction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The reduction of a ship’s fuel consumption is a fundamental issue in ship design and operation, as it is a prime contributor to the ship’s operational costs and greatly affects the ship’s environmental footprint. With the introduction of new regulations by the IMO on GHG emissions, such as EEDI, EEXI, EEOI, SEEMP, and CII, and the uncertainties of the fuel market, the shipping and shipbuilding industry is facing many challenges now and in the years to come. The modelling and optimisation of a ship’s fuel consumption for realistic operational conditions is a complex issue, encompassing ship hydrodynamics, ship design and operation, ship energy management, data collection/management, and operations research.
In this Special Issue, we invite high-value submissions dealing with original research outcomes within the following research topics and emerging subjects:
- Holistic modelling of a ship’s resistance and propulsion system for realistic operational conditions;
- The optimisation of a ship’s routing;
- Speed–power performance in low and high sea states;
- The effect of fouling on the hull and propeller;
- Ship design for future operational demands;
- Fleet maintenance (predictive, condition-based, or others);
- The analysis and management of fuel data;
- Sensor/monitoring technology;
- Business models to deal with the volatile operational environment.
Prof. Dr. Habil. Apostolos Papanikolaou
Dr. Shukui Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Holistic modelling of the resistance and propulsion system
- Fuel and speed-power performance analysis
- Hull and propeller fouling
- Data-driven predictive maintenances
- EEDI, EEOI, EEXI, SEEMP, and MRV
- Ship design optimisation
- Condition-based maintenance
- Monitoring technology
- Business models
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