Propeller performance

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A VORTEX-ELEMENT METHOD FOR THE CALCULATION OF WAVES AND SHIP MOTION EFFECTS ON PROPELLER PERFORMANCE K. Belibassakis, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NTUA) Presented at the 34th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Rhodes – June 2024 ABSTRACT Ship propulsion performance in environmental conditions corresponding to moderate and more severe sea states is […]

OPERATIONAL DATA ANALYSIS

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OPERATIONAL DATA ANALYSIS TO AID THE OPTIMIZATION OF RETROFIT SOLUTIONS WITHIN ‘RETROFIT55’ FRAMEWORK N. Themelis, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NTUA)G. Nikolaidis, SimFWDV. Zagkas, SimFWDN. Tsoulakos, Laskaridis Shipping Co. LtdCorresponding author: nthemelis@naval.ntua.gr   Presented at the 17th Annual Conference of Marine Technology (ΕΛ.Ι.Ν.Τ.) – Nov 2023     ABSTRACTThe RETROFIT55 EU project aims […]

Hydrodynamic Optimization of Ships

Bow optimization

HYDRODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF SHIPS WITH RETROFITTED WASP SYSTEMS Hannes F. Renzsch, Friendship Systems AG, Germany Fabian Thies, Friendship Systems AG, Germany   Presented at Innov’Sails conference May 2023ABSTRACTWind assisted ship propulsion has the potential to be one of the mainstays of emission reduction of commercial shipping. As it is not feasible to simply replace the […]