Preliminary Design of the Fuel Cells Based Energy Systems for a Cruise Ship
Over the years, attention to climate change has meant that international agreements have been drawn up and increasingly stringent regulations aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the marine sector have been issued. A possible alternative technology to the conventional and polluting diesel i...
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| description | Over the years, attention to climate change has meant that international agreements have been drawn up and increasingly stringent regulations aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the marine sector have been issued. A possible alternative technology to the conventional and polluting diesel internal combustion engines is represented by the Fuel Cells. In the present article, the preliminary design of two energy systems based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) fed by bio-methane was carried out for a particular cruise ship. The SOFC systems were sized to separately supply the electric energies required for the ship propulsion and to power the other ship electrical utilities. The SOFC systems operate in nominal conditions at constant load and other electrical storage systems (batteries) cover the fluctuations in the electrical energy demand. Furthermore, the heat produced by the SOFCs is exploited for co-/tri-generation purposes, to satisfy the ship thermal energy needs. The preliminary design of the new energy systems was made using electronic spreadsheets. The new energy system has obtained the primary energy consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions reductions of 12.74% and 40.23% compared to the conventional energy system. Furthermore, if bio-methane is used, a reduction of 95.50% could be obtained in net CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bde0078d9554d3ab41770c003d21db62023-11-19T13:27:30ZengMDPI AGWorld Electric Vehicle Journal2032-66532023-09-0114926310.3390/wevj14090263Preliminary Design of the Fuel Cells Based Energy Systems for a Cruise ShipGiuseppe De Lorenzo0Rosario Marzio Ruffo1Petronilla Fragiacomo2Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036 Cosenza, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036 Cosenza, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036 Cosenza, ItalyOver the years, attention to climate change has meant that international agreements have been drawn up and increasingly stringent regulations aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the marine sector have been issued. A possible alternative technology to the conventional and polluting diesel internal combustion engines is represented by the Fuel Cells. In the present article, the preliminary design of two energy systems based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) fed by bio-methane was carried out for a particular cruise ship. The SOFC systems were sized to separately supply the electric energies required for the ship propulsion and to power the other ship electrical utilities. The SOFC systems operate in nominal conditions at constant load and other electrical storage systems (batteries) cover the fluctuations in the electrical energy demand. Furthermore, the heat produced by the SOFCs is exploited for co-/tri-generation purposes, to satisfy the ship thermal energy needs. The preliminary design of the new energy systems was made using electronic spreadsheets. The new energy system has obtained the primary energy consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions reductions of 12.74% and 40.23% compared to the conventional energy system. Furthermore, if bio-methane is used, a reduction of 95.50% could be obtained in net CO<sub>2</sub> emissions.https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/14/9/263fuel cell based cruise shippreliminary designSOFC based powertrainSOFC based auxiliary systems |
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| title | Preliminary Design of the Fuel Cells Based Energy Systems for a Cruise Ship |
| title_full | Preliminary Design of the Fuel Cells Based Energy Systems for a Cruise Ship |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary Design of the Fuel Cells Based Energy Systems for a Cruise Ship |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary Design of the Fuel Cells Based Energy Systems for a Cruise Ship |
| title_short | Preliminary Design of the Fuel Cells Based Energy Systems for a Cruise Ship |
| title_sort | preliminary design of the fuel cells based energy systems for a cruise ship |
| topic | fuel cell based cruise ship preliminary design SOFC based powertrain SOFC based auxiliary systems |
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