Shipdesignclassificationforwindandsolarenergycapture

LucRollandFacultyofEngineeringMemorialUniversityofNewfoundlandStJohns,Newfoundland,Canada

Outline

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SHIPHULLCLASSIFICATION

3. SHIPMASTSCLASSIFICATION

4. SUNENERGYCAPTURE

5. WINDENERGYCAPTURE

6. ENERGYEXPLOITATION

7. APPLICATIONEXAMPLE

Introduction

Introduction

Worldtransport:

reliesprincipallyonpetroleumthatsupplies95%ofthetotalenergyInternationalfreight:

dominatedbyoceanshipping.

Observation: economicgrowthfuelstransportdemand.

Transport:

emissionshaveincreasedatafasterratethananyotherenergysector.

activitywillcontinuetoincreaseinthefuture

Introduction

Container ship generations

Concerns: Fuelsupplycostincreases Fuelresourcedepletion Pollution Climatechange

TheUSNavyhasestimatedthatchangingtofuelcelltechnologycouldsavemorethan$1millionpershipperyear.

Introduction

Introduction

Unlimitedsourceofrenewableenergy: Sunradiation Wind Wave Geothermal Hydropower

Everyday,thesunsendstoEarthenoughenergytopoweralltheWorld'senergyneeds.

Introduction

History Sailships

Introduction

Breakthroughs Sailships Solarships Fuelcellships

Introduction

Breakthroughs Sailships Solarships Fuelcellships

Introduction

Thefuelcellmotorsystem

Introduction

Observations: Directuseofsolarpanelsorwindmills

Variabilityissues Requiresstoragetechniques

Batteries Limitedlifespan Energystoragedegradationovertime Limitedcharging Chargingintricaciess

Introduction

DEFAshipclassisagroupofshipsofasimilardesign.

Traditionalclassification:

relatedtoonespecificshipdesignbeingrepeated.

Adventofnovelshipdesigns

withrenewableandcleanenergysystems

Largenumberofconfigurationsvariants

Need:forthefirststepofthedesignprocess

Classificationtoincludealltopologiesresultingfromthisoriginaldesignprocess.

Introduction

ShipHullClassification

ShipHullClassification

Thehullspecificationsetis{Nh,Ch,Bh}.

1Thenumberofhulls

(1,2,3,4,5)

2Thehullconfiguration

(identical,different,pairs)

3Thehullbottomformat

(flat,V,doubleV)

ShipMastsClassification

ShipMastsClassification

Themastspecificationsetis{Nm,Am,Lm}.

1TheNumberofMasts

(0,1,2,...)

2Mastaxisalignment

(Vertical,horizontal)

3Mastlocation

(centerline,starboard,port,bothsides)

SunEnergyCapture

SunEnergyCapture

Thesolarenergycapturespecificationsetis

{Nsol,Psol,Ssol,Rsol,Csol,Fsol,Esol,Msol}.

1. Solarpanelnumbers

2. Solarpanelprinciple

3. Solarpanelsurface

4. Solarpanelposition

5.Panelconfiguration

6. Solarpanelformat

7. Solarpanelenhancers

8. Solarpanelmechanismoptions

9. Solarpanelvariety

WindEnergyCapture

WindEnergyCapture

Thewindenergycapturespecificationsetis

{Nwin,Pwin,Swin,Rwin,Cwin,Fwin,Ewin,Mwin}.

1.Windcapturedevicenumbers

2.Windcaptureprinciple

3.Windcapturesurface

4.Windcaptureaxisofoperation

5.Windcapturedevicerepetition

6.Windcaptureproperty

7.Windcapturevariety

EnergyExploitation

EnergyExploitation

Theenergystoragespecificationsetis{Nsto,Psto,Lsto}.

1. Storageunitnumbers

2.Storageunittypes

3.Storageunitlocation

4.Storageunitsvariety

Example:Hydrogenstorageinthechimney,batteriesalongthecenterlineandcompressedaironportside

Thepropulsionmotorsetis{Npro,Ppro,Lpro}.

1.Propulsionmotornumbers

2.Propulsionmotortypes

3.Propulsionmotorlocation

4.Propulsionmotorvariety

Example:twoelectricalmotorslocatedonbothsides

EnergyExploitation

Theenergyconversionsetis{Nconv,Pconv,Lconv}.

1.Conversionsystemnumbers

2.Conversionsystemtypes

3.Conversionsystemlocation

4.Conversionsystemvariety

Example:onefuelcellunitlocatedonthestarboardsideandonedieselgeneratorontheportside

EnergyExploitation

Example

Example

Conclusion

Conclusion

Acompletetopologicalclassificationforthedesignofrenewableandcleanenergyships.

Thefirststepofthepreliminaryshipdesignprocess.

Theintegrationof:

a)solarenergycapturesystems

b)windenergycollectionequipment

c)energystorageunits

d)propulsionpowerplants.

e)shiphulls

f) shipmasts

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