Analysis of the ships’s bow to minimise air pollution – case study of the X-bow ship

ABSTRACTAir pollution is a major concern in the maritime industry because of its negative health impacts and greenhouse gas emission. Reducing the friction and resistance on the hull of a marine vessel improves the efficiency. It also reduces fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the atmosphere....

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Main Authors: Tima Said Hamisi, Fadhloon Mwenye Ali, Talib Ibrahim Mohammed, Charles Gathua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/25725084.2023.2276989
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Fadhloon Mwenye Ali
Talib Ibrahim Mohammed
Charles Gathua
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Charles Gathua
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description ABSTRACTAir pollution is a major concern in the maritime industry because of its negative health impacts and greenhouse gas emission. Reducing the friction and resistance on the hull of a marine vessel improves the efficiency. It also reduces fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Researches show that the design of the forward part of the hull has an effect on the total hull resistance. This paper explains how to reduce air pollution from an X-bow ship by analysing the ship’s bow and making essential modifications. The analysis of the front section of an X-bow ship demonstrated how the flare angle and stem angle have an effect on the total hull resistance. The model of the ship was created by using the Rhinoceros software, and the CFD analysis was done in Autodesk CFD software. Based on the results, it was found that the X-bow model of (10° stem, 10°flare) has optimal ship performance between the range speed of 8-14 knots as compared with the original X-bow ship of (6° stem, 21° flare). The new model (10° stem, 10°flare) requires an Effective Horse Power (EHP) of 2847.97 HP which is much lower than the power of the original model,3947.56HP.
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spelling doaj.art-41c04b37a5f74d36bac04d33261ee6d32023-12-21T08:47:46ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping2572-50842023-10-017410.1080/25725084.2023.2276989Analysis of the ships’s bow to minimise air pollution – case study of the X-bow shipTima Said Hamisi0Fadhloon Mwenye Ali1Talib Ibrahim Mohammed2Charles Gathua3Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Technical University of Mombasa, Mombasa, KenyaDepartment of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Technical University of Mombasa, Mombasa, KenyaDepartment of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Technical University of Mombasa, Mombasa, KenyaDepartment of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Technical University of Mombasa, Mombasa, KenyaABSTRACTAir pollution is a major concern in the maritime industry because of its negative health impacts and greenhouse gas emission. Reducing the friction and resistance on the hull of a marine vessel improves the efficiency. It also reduces fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Researches show that the design of the forward part of the hull has an effect on the total hull resistance. This paper explains how to reduce air pollution from an X-bow ship by analysing the ship’s bow and making essential modifications. The analysis of the front section of an X-bow ship demonstrated how the flare angle and stem angle have an effect on the total hull resistance. The model of the ship was created by using the Rhinoceros software, and the CFD analysis was done in Autodesk CFD software. Based on the results, it was found that the X-bow model of (10° stem, 10°flare) has optimal ship performance between the range speed of 8-14 knots as compared with the original X-bow ship of (6° stem, 21° flare). The new model (10° stem, 10°flare) requires an Effective Horse Power (EHP) of 2847.97 HP which is much lower than the power of the original model,3947.56HP.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/25725084.2023.2276989X-bow shipflare anglestem angleCO2 emissionstotal hull resistanceeffective horsepower
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Fadhloon Mwenye Ali
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Charles Gathua
Analysis of the ships’s bow to minimise air pollution – case study of the X-bow ship
Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping
X-bow ship
flare angle
stem angle
CO2 emissions
total hull resistance
effective horsepower
title Analysis of the ships’s bow to minimise air pollution – case study of the X-bow ship
title_full Analysis of the ships’s bow to minimise air pollution – case study of the X-bow ship
title_fullStr Analysis of the ships’s bow to minimise air pollution – case study of the X-bow ship
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the ships’s bow to minimise air pollution – case study of the X-bow ship
title_short Analysis of the ships’s bow to minimise air pollution – case study of the X-bow ship
title_sort analysis of the ships s bow to minimise air pollution case study of the x bow ship
topic X-bow ship
flare angle
stem angle
CO2 emissions
total hull resistance
effective horsepower
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/25725084.2023.2276989
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